In general cursing seems to be a matter of transgressing social norms to emphasize a mental/emotional state. Your point perfectly illustrates why a religious "c

In general cursing seems to be a matter of transgressing social norms to emphasize a mental/emotional state. Your point perfectly illustrates why a religious "curse" would so often do that, and maybe why they have been falling out of favor lately. Cursing god used to be something that would ruin your life, if it were overheard and still is in some parts of the world. Mostly though, it's prosaic. Scatology, biology in all forms, and in much of the world (Med, Mid East, Africa, Lots of Asia, etc) sexuality. Family relations are pretty much a universal target as well.