Again this question, always come to my mind.
Now, the things I remember from readings that always stayed in my concious:
St paul, gospel of thomas, the book of sirach, book of kings, book of solomon, Jesus’s words, - all has been said,
“if one remains a virgin they will do better, their body is full of purity and god shall give them their rewards, God will pick the virgin warriors 1000 out of the infinite people, David sins from bethsheba, Solomon who married many wives and defiled the temple of god, the ten commandments thou shall not commit adultery, virginity is the primary virtue”
Now this have been said. Those who reply from the past always says it is about lust and control of ones desire. They are right, but have anyone ever obey, and keep their virginity? the saints but without having to become a priests or monks or be isolated?
Plato states in the republic, in the democracy world, everyone is free to do anything he wants, letting their desires run wild- isn’t this is like the Abram story about Sodom which their world their desires run wild and led to their destruction ?