is masturbating a sin?

this is (of course) a guy question

The urge to be immature is overwhelming but here goes: By definition the word “sin” is religious, and so, in a religious context, I think they say it is… (I could be wrong on that). If by sin you mean “bad” then no, of course not.

this is (of course) a guy question

Girls can’t masturbate?

The more you masturbate the more lasers you shoot.

Hey, I thought this was Serious Discussion, but oh well.

I don’t think it is a sin, atleast last time I checked; but who am I to play God in this game of life?

If masturbating was sin, more then 3/4 of men would go to hell…or something. I guess if they prayed to the “Lord” for masturbating, they wouldn’t go.

It would be a stupid sin though.

“Every time you masturbate a dead relative looks down from Heaven and cries.”

-Bill Cosby

Yes it is a “sin”… but I’m not quite ready to give that up.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U0kJHQpvgB8

Edit: Link above. I didn’t find much that could be even considered inappropriate, but if the forum mods think it’s inappropriate, I’ll understand if it gets removed from the post.

Well.. Refer to Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. There’s a song in there called Every Sperm is Sacred

no it’s actually a religious question.

no. Even god had Sunday off.

Girls can’t masturbate?

they can buts its more of a life thing, like, ahhaha, go to sex ed in high school and find out the rest

Girls can masturbate. I wont elaborate. There is a 2nd grader right now looking at this post pondering about girls right now.

It may be a big read… but its worth it…

http://www.acts17-11.com/dialogs_masturbation.html

[In the future, please give links and do not copy-paste long passages from other websites, especially without citing them. Thanks. – The Mgmt.]

^what?

I am utterly confused by some of the posts in this thread.

I think that I liked the buddhist one the best. They called it “A distraction”. A big thing in buddhism is that temptation is to be avoided. I agree with the buddhist view the most, which basically said that Religious monks are sworn to keep away from masturbating, but the more base buddhists can do whatever the hell they want, just don’t get consumed. Nothing to do with “It is just bad”

I think some people in this thread assume “sin” is a purely Christian notion, but it really is only somewhat defined as “an act that violates a moral rule, or the state of having committed such a violation.”

I think I’ll have to correct you on both statements from this sentence. Most people think “sin” is a purely religious notion, not only christian, and rightfully so. I guess you got that definition from wikipedia (which is fine, don’t get me wrong) and left out the “mostly used in religious context” part (not so fine). when speaking outside of religious context, the word is used figuratively, its meaning derived from the religious notion. I dug up several other definitions, and most of them (that do not refer to computer games) strongly emphasize the “religious” part. It does not matter which religion you refer to, a sin is a violation of religious rules. Disobedience to parents, for example, is a sin punishable by death, according to the bible, while a lot of people nowadays see it as essentially a good thing (to a certain degree). Invading another country, on the other hand, is not a sin in biblical context, but most people will still feel it’s morally wrong.

invading a country most certainly is a sin by definition according to the bible since it involves stealing, and most likely some killing…Point is the bible is a huge book written by humans that is so old that people really shouldn’t take it to heart so much. Do you have a textbook that’s like 20 years old describing anything tech-related? How much of that book is applicable.. now imagine if it’s hundreds of years old.

Assuming a religion is false or wrong because the bible appears to be wrong or contradictary in some situations is like saying science is a big waste of time because some theories are proven false.

read my post in the “Biblical Contradictions” thread on that one, because i’d be repeating myself =)

they can buts its more of a life thing, like, ahhaha, go to sex ed in high school and find out the rest

Girls can masturbate. I wont elaborate. There is a 2nd grader right now looking at this post pondering about girls right now.

You guys know what sarcasm is? I know that girls can but the OP apparently doesn’t.

Yeah, it is. Just like in the movie “The Meaning of Life” (Monty Python FTW) every sperm is sacred. One may think I am being immature, but Mr. Python had alot of good points in his movies.

I hadn’t thought of it before, but it’s entirely feasible that girls masturbating might not be a sin while for guys it is. The difference, as someone mentioned earlier, is loss of “potential life”. There’s no appreciable change in fertility or reproductive cells when women have an orgasm, while for men there is an ejaculation associated with most orgasms, and those sperm can never become life. If however it is simply a question of adultery/bodily pleasure, then certainly it’s the same for both sexes.

However, why masturbation would be against any religious law really confuses me. I would see it as a method of helping preserve fidelity and keeping a marriage together when the sexual desires of the two partners don’t line up. It’s a safe way to explore and understand your body and to deal with urges that may otherwise cause you to make poor choices. The more I think about it, I’d have to say that if I started a religion, I would highly encourage masturbation.

However, why masturbation would be against any religious law really confuses me.

Because then everyone is a sinner.

Ah, right – well then I’d make breathing a sin too. That’s what you get for satisfying your body’s natural urges…