It's in the Code Ep 125: “The Purpose of Sex (Part 1)?”

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“The purpose of sex is procreation.” This assertion has been a dominant Christian position for centuries, and plays a central role in the ideologies of sex, sexuality, and gender within contemporary high-control American religion. But is it actually plausible? In this episode, Dan argues that if we think about how we actually talk about and experience sex and sexuality, and if we consider the natural sexual and gender diversity of the human population, it simply doesn’t make sense to define the procreation as the “purpose” of sex. Listen to this week’s episode to hear more!

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