Talk:Celibacy

Shame we don't link to WP as their list of sexually active popes makes interesting, though perhaps voyeuristic, reading.--Bobbing up 16:56, 5 October 2008 (EDT)

New sections normally go at the bottom, don't they?
The article certainly could do with improvement. I've just corrected several obvious grammatical errors which should not be in a bronze level article. Proxima Centauri (talk) 10:53, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
 * And I've corrected some you added. Sophie  Wilder  13:49, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Proxima, the leading cause of mainspace problems on this website is you. Please stop causing problems. Тy Bored 13:52, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Celibacy != not having sex
No, Celibacy is foreswearing being in a relationship. **Chastity** is foreswearing sexual contact. Roman Catholic priests were originally required to be *celibate*, ie *not* *in* *a* *relationship* (ie married) to prevent church property being inherited by the priest's (legitimate) offspring.

Roman Catholic teachings want everybody to be *chaste* because Roman Catholic teachings hate the idea of people having sex.

Should so much be taken out without giving a reason?
This type of edit could damage the wiki. Proxima Centauri (talk) 20:13, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Considering the amount of damage you do? Тy JFNWA 20:16, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Any chance you could go a week without whining about editors you don't like, Proxima? Theory of Practice "the standards of the site are ultimately an expression of the community makeup, and not a set of rules or policies." 20:18, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Can I just be 5, and say "go away". --[[Image:green mowse.png|25px]]Godot What is your fucking defense of automatic guns, again?  20:42, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Being an adult and explaining why you took so much out would be better. Proxima Centauri (talk) 21:12, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Because "improvement" doesn't mean "leaving everything in tact and just adding yet more". Relatively little useful content was actually outright removed. Scarlet A.pngtheist 22:54, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Abstinence
"It is distinct from abstinence because the choice to be celibate is an intentional act done for personal growth rather than external rules or lack of opportunity". I thought some people also abstain when they are able to have sex, but don't want to contract STDs or get pregnant. Landmartian (talk) 15:43, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Incel
Do incels really exist? I think not, since there are three billion people of the opposite sex in this world, many of whom are just as desperate to get laid as the self-described incels. It's just a matter of lowering one's standards enough. It's similar to how almost all jobless people can find work if they're willing to work for a low enough wage in shitty enough conditions. Unless you're quadriplegic, you can probably both find work and get laid. Landmartian (talk) 02:44, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

What do you mean stunt sexual development?
What on earth is "sexual development"? Temp username (talk) 06:10, 10 February 2022 (UTC)