tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519403.post5948661513424107140..comments2023-09-08T10:15:41.426-04:00Comments on God Entranced: God and sexualityDan Waughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239327568868739040noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519403.post-9681234241519250872009-07-08T20:10:07.741-04:002009-07-08T20:10:07.741-04:00also, i think there's a distinction between ha...also, i think there's a distinction between having the capacity to do something and actually doing it. in this case, a person could not have sexual feelings and still be sexual because to be sexual is to have the capacity for sexual feelings rather than to have sexual feeling.nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911052038049975332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519403.post-50970368573295768862009-07-08T11:18:00.246-04:002009-07-08T11:18:00.246-04:00Thanks for the clarification MBK. I don't thin...Thanks for the clarification MBK. I don't think it changes much. I spoke of gender first because the questioner stated 'all humans beings are sexual creatures'. Again, taken in a biological way, referring to gender, yes. But, I don't think it's true of all human beings in the sense that all human beings have sexual feelings. I am, however, having a difficult time understanding 'capacity for sexual feeling'. I assume that means physical sensation and sexual attractions, yet in conversation it seems the definition being used is much much wider than that. On my definition, I wouldn't say God or the Son (preincarnate) had sexual attractions or even the 'capacity for sexual feelings'. On a much wider definition I guess it would be possible, but I'm sure a wider definition is helpful as everything then collapses into 'sexuality'.Dan Waughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239327568868739040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519403.post-36041038514838188922009-07-08T10:52:35.778-04:002009-07-08T10:52:35.778-04:00Hey Dan,
I'm guessing that question came fro...Hey Dan, <br /><br />I'm guessing that question came from someone in our YH Bstudy since we just did a study on 'shame and sexuality.' One of the main definitions for sexuality that we were operating on for our discussion was "the capacity for sexual feelings." So we were distinguishing between sexuality and gender (which can get really messy when you start to get into the bio and social aspects) and not calling them the same thing. I don't know that that changes anything about your response, but just thought I'd mention it. Also, the questions, references, and some of the notes from our study are posted on the YH blog which you can get to through mine, if you're interested.MBKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09009368933552512787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519403.post-17450528203584764582009-07-07T23:51:39.304-04:002009-07-07T23:51:39.304-04:00Fascinating!Fascinating!Davidhttp://thesteltzone.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com