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Originally Posted by Jonathan Clement
Right...
Also, explain to me why I feel so incredibly compelled to worship fertility godess's? Why do I feel a spiritual high like no other when I feel sexual?
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Oxytocin, mostly. That and several other endorphins and opiates created in the body and released as a self-reward for engaging in (or, in your case, simulating) the biologically necessary act of procreation. Not that there's anything
wrong with love being chemical in nature - oxytocin is downright necessary for the formation of strong, loving bonds - just don't confuse it with something spiritual.