Sexually progressive cultures gave us mathematics, literature, philosophy, civilization and the rest, while sexually restrictive cultures gave us the Dark Ages and the Holocaust. Not that I'm trying to load my argument, of course.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Sexual freedom correlates with cultural progress while restrictions correlate with dark periods.
- In plain terms
- Open sexual cultures made great progress while restrictive ones made dark history.
- What can you take from it?
- Liberation often aids cultural advancement.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does freedom always lead to progress?
- How does culture shape values?
Another view
It attributes complex historical events to a single cause too simply.
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