Posted: Dec 01, 2012 10:15 pm
tuco wrote:On page 4 and still the same hmm .. misunderstanding.
The thread is about the so-called Western nations so whats elsewhere is, more or less, irrelevant. The so-called Western nations have their culture heavily influenced by the so-called Judeo-Christian tradition. Period, no argument. And even if its impossible to prove, to have any relevant data, whether ban on prostitution has roots, in the West, in the so-called Biblical morality or not, everyone is free to make up her/his mind where culture came from.
I suspect the OP is from the US where there are not tits on TV, for example, and again we could argue why that is. Those who see no connection to traditional, conservative, values based on Judeo-Christian tradition are free to come up with more plausible hypothesis, but personally and for the time being I will settle for moralists of the supernatural kind.
But that Judeo-Christian tradition didn't just come out of thin air, nor was handed down from on high (despite what those Judeo-Christians might think themselves). So the view of prostitution, and non-marital sex in general, as morally wrong is something that people came up with on our own, along with the Judeo-Christian tradition. And that factors that led to that in the first place may still be with us, to a greater or lesser degree.