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WE'VE got to define human morality

                      WE'VE got to know what it means to be human

          How is being a human different than being an animal?        

We're genetically 99% the same as chimpanzees, are we only smarter?

Humans have a much greater capacity for emotions and relationships.

Emotions that create human love are powerful and intense.

Self-centered human emotions result in hatred, greed, violence and lust.

Humans can cause extreme suffering, poverty, oppression and war.

When an animal dies, its individual identity ceases.

When a human dies, that individual continues to exist.

We have eternal souls - spiritual forms of our minds and bodies.

Humans in the afterlife can influence those in earthly life. 

                                          Souls can affect our thoughts, dreams and actions.

WE'VE got to know what it means to have sexual morality 

Animals can live in harmony with nature through their instincts.

     Humans can too, but spiritual influences can be stronger.

 Animals reproduce and raise their young; some even keep their mates for life.

     Humans do too, but emotional attachments can be deeper.

 Animals have a sensual physical experience when they mate.

     Humans do too, but they also experience their souls becoming one.

 Animal sex affects social behavior and relationships.

     Human sex does too, but it also affects spiritual relationships.

 Animals pass a physical, genetic lineage to their offspring.

     Humans do too, but they also pass a spiritual lineage to their children.

 Animals don't need sexual morality.  

     Humans do!

WE'VE got to know what it means to love

 For people to live in harmony and peace, they need love that is 'genuine'.

         Genuine gold or diamonds have unchanging qualities; they last forever.

                 Genuine love is also unchanging and lasts forever.

                         Genuine love includes charity, compassion, honesty, and respect.

 Genuine love puts the spirit and heart first.

        Genuine love disciplines the instincts of the body.

                 Genuine love is unselfish and altruistic.

                         Genuine love is sexually moral, ethical, and virtuous.

 People are not automatically born with genuine love.

         It is something that grows with practice and effort, over a lifetime.

                 Children begin learning genuine love from family relationships.

                         Parents with genuine love are sexually faithful to their spouses.

WE'VE got to know what it means to be ethical

 There should be no adultery, no homosexuality, no polygamy, and no fornication.

 There should be no pornography and no sexually provocative entertainment or media.

 There should be no sexual abuse, no rape, no prostitution, and no sex business.

 Sex is ethical when it is between one man and one woman in an eternal marriage.

      WE'VE got to know what it means to be virtuous

         We should avoid dressing or acting sexy.

                 We should practice self discipline to control sexual feelings.

                         We should avoid passion and sexual stimulation before marriage. 

    We are virtuous if we keep all of our sexuality for our eternal marriage partner.

WE'VE got to know what it means to be sexually altruistic

Sexual altruism brings a husband and wife into eternal oneness.

Sexual altruism harmonizes us with the laws of the universe.

Sexual altruism makes it possible for families and societies to have genuine love. 

Sexual altruism creates a spiritual lineage that has grace and blessings.

Sexual altruism means no sex outside of marriage.

Why should we be sexually altruistic?

If we practice genuine love, ethics and virtues, 

    we will be able to develop our spiritual senses.

If we develop our spiritual senses, 

    we can see, hear and touch the souls of our ancestors.

Awareness of eternity would change the purpose of human life - 

    wealth, social status, and power would be unimportant.

Virtues of charity, equality and self-sacrifice would be cherished.

Through sexual altruism, humanity can begin a new era of heart.

Otherwise, humanity might ‘self destruct’ from self-centered lifestyles. 

[For more from a spiritual perspective, read: "Why?"]