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I believe you are correct. A much better term for this practice is “hedonic fast”.
by rsync 5y ago
I believe you are correct.
A much better term for this practice is “hedonic fast”.
- Zababa 5y agoI like the term "hedonic fast", but I would interpret it as the opposite of what it would be, as I already know "water fast", a fast where you only consume water. Perhaps "stimuli abstinence"? Abstinence is defined as "a self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure". "stimuli" would ensure that people don't think directly about sexual abstinence.
- imwillofficial 5y agoNo, “water fast” is wrong, so your application of a wrong word association should not further corrupt other correctly worded descriptions.
- Zababa 5y agoHow is "water fast" wrong?
- imwillofficial 5y agoBecause you’re not fasting from the use of water
- Zababa 5y agoThat might be a stupid question but is there a grammar rule or something that would suggest that "water fast" is "abstaining from water" and not "abstaining from food except water"? Maybe it's an expansion of the definition of fasting and thus leads to "abstaining from water", in which case the correct term would be "water diet".
- imwillofficial 5y agoYou nailed it.
- fredophile 5y agoIf you talk to anyone involved with fasting and mention a water fast they will understand that to mean fasting while still consuming water. If everyone else agrees on how the term is used then you may want to reconsider if the term is wrong or not.
- imwillofficial 5y agoThe reality is you’re right. Modern usage does not take into account my terminology purism.