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The sex issue is just frivolous. E.g. I haven't had anything but rejection from a woman in three years, I'm perfectly healthy and functional, and I'm not being
by Almaviva 14y ago
The sex issue is just frivolous. E.g. I haven't had anything but rejection from a woman in three years, I'm perfectly healthy and functional, and I'm not being carefully chosen for one of the most groundbreaking missions for the human race.
- elorant 14y agoYes but I guess the women who rejected you don't live in the same house as you do. Imagine living in close quarters with a bunch of people and some of them are having sex while you don't. You'd have to seclude yourself from them to suppress your feelings and then the whole project would go south.
- drcube 14y agoSo you get a set of known stable monogamous couples to go. Or one big polyamourous family.
- 7952 14y agoThat couldn't possibly go wrong.
- drcube 14y agoCertainly things could go wrong. But I would argue having a set of people in established, stable relationships is better than either A) having unattached astronauts who will inevitably try to start relationships with each other, leading to a dangerous space soap opera, or B) having a unisex, hetero crew and expecting them to be celibate for years with no problem.
- omarchowdhury 14y agoSeriously, if people can make celibate vows on the surface and keep them, they can do it in space, especially if they are selfless enough to realize what they are doing is to benefit their species; personal gratification being set aside. Monks can train themselves to be celibate, where sexual thoughts and feelings become superfluous and uninteresting, so why not astronauts? It's all about discipline. And there's always the option of having plenty of sex before going up and self-relief when you need it. If pleasure is more important to someone than advancing humanity, then by all means stay on the ground.
- waterlesscloud 14y agoThere are literally millions of people who are capable of having transitory relationships that end with a manageable amount of drama. Really, this is not an issue at all.
- jseliger 14y agoHave you read Stranger in a Strange Land?
- sehugg 14y agoMy guess is that the entire crew will be on some sort of antidepressant to reduce their libido and also the potential for "space madness".
- autophil 14y agoWhat about Buddhist monks who live lives of celibacy? You're right, it is frivolous.