#66 Dr. Emily Nagoski: Pleasure is the Measure
The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
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Shame and Disgust Around Sex
- Society sends mixed messages about sex, portraying it as both shameful and crucial for love, creating fear and a need to hide it.
- Jonathan Haidt's research on moral foundations suggests that the shame-disgust response, related to purity and sanctity, plays a significant role in our reactions to sexuality.
- This foundation influences various aspects of life, from cleanliness habits to food choices, extending to the perception of the body as base and disgusting, something to be avoided in favor of the spiritual realm.
- This purity-sanctity foundation explains why we have strong moral reactions to even simple conversations about genitals.
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