Atheists have better sex lives than believers

[RussBLib]

hahaha - here's a good one, almost in the "duh!" category. A bunch of good stuff in here.

Atheists have 'better sex lives than followers of religion who are plagued with guilt'

Atheists have far better sex lives than religious people who are plagued with guilt during intercourse and for weeks afterwards, researchers have found. A study discovered that non-believers are more willing to discuss sexual fantasies and are more satisfied with their experiences. Both groups of people admitted that they carried out the same activities such as masturbation, watching pornography, having oral sex and pursuing affairs.

But followers of religion did not enjoy the experiences as much due to the stigma created by their belief systems, the study found. It left them with intense feelings of regret after they had climaxed. The findings emerged in the 'Sex and Secularism' survey of more than 14,500 people carried out by psychologist Darrel Ray and Amanda Brown from Kansas University. All of the people who were questioned were found to have sex around the same number of times a week. They also became sexually active at similar ages.

Worryingly, children raised in strongly religious homes were more likely to get their sex education from pornography, as they were not confident enough to talk with their parents. However, there was some good news for religious groups. People who had lost their belief and became atheists reported a significant improvement in sexual satisfaction. People who had left their beliefs behind said their sex lives were 'much improved' and rated their new experiences on average as 7.81 out of ten.

The finding dispelled conventional wisdom that feelings of guilt can continue to trouble people after the religion has faded.

'We did think that religion would have residual effects in people after they left but our data did not show this. That was a very pleasant surprise. The vast majority seem to shake it off and get on with their sexual lives pretty well,' Darrel told alternet.org. He added: 'Our data shows that people feel very guilty about their sexual behaviour when they are religious, but that does not stop them: it just makes them feel bad.

'Of course, they have to return to their religion to get forgiveness. It's like the church gives you the disease, then offers you a fake cure.'

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[uriel1972]

1. I'd hate to think...

what my sex life would be like if I was religious...

[skepticscott]

2. Does that include atheists

who are inveterate defenders of religious bigotry? 'Cause I'm having a real tough time picturing that....

[AlbertCat]

3. I wonder...

.... what silly tortured logic would come about in that other forum to refute this.

"It was in Kansas!"


Actually I don't care....just wonder.

Besides, it appears to me that religious people LOVE feeling guilty! They thrive on it. Makes 'em feel special too. Do they get a endorphin rush when they are "forgiven"?

[AlbertCat]

4. Ppppppppthththththththtfffffffftttttt!

[RussBLib]

5. hmmm. just noticed this was originally published in May 2011

"old news" indeed

sorry if it's a dupe

I'll try to be a bit more careful

[Major Nikon]

6. Baptists can't have sex standing up cuz people will think they are dancing

So the old joke goes.

[onager]

7. Well, better than SOME believers...

New Ulm Pastor Caught In Prostitution Sting

http://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/new-ulm-pastor-caught-in-prostitution-sting/article_399c7ce0-2c41-11e5-a2f6-fb45918f037b.html?mode=jqm

From 2 days ago. I had to qualify the search with "2015" - the search "preacher caught in prostitution sting" returned MANY hits.

Which reminds me of a famous church in Riga, Latvia (allegedly). The church has no bell. Legend says the church bell would ring when an unfaithful spouse walked past. Local residents fiinally removed the bell because they were being driven crazy by the constant ringing.

[Arugula Latte]

8. Had to post this one again ...