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[–]winkot[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

If he developed that mentality in response to seeing how he isn't able to get sex, my point still stands.

You gain nothing by delusion-maxing through being an ascetic and denying that it's a part of biology to prefer casual sex over not having it. You are denying this but didn't give an argument against it. (And on top, feeling pain because you aren't able to get it is nothing unnatural.)

Ascetics were motivated by their spirituality and metaphysics. That's why it's delusional. And what does a secular ascetic gain? He maybe gets to rid himself of the pain of unfulfilled desires by basically gutting his own psychology, and only keeping the desire to avoid pain (Otherwise he wouldn't be doing it.) and to stay alive. So there's that, but it's difficult to imagine that that's the first option for someone.

[–]LarrySwinger2 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You answered your own question: the answer is to discover a spirituality. The opposite of loneliness is to have connection with people; human beings by nature want to be part of something that's bigger than themselves, and there are different paths toward this. When you discover the nature of the soul and learn that this is the same for everyone, you get closer to others. You develop an authentic compassion for people, start focusing on helping others, and you'll learn to live in the moment and find joy in little things. That's what leads to happiness, not an embrace of lust or putting your individuality at the centre of your experience.