Is there really much religious choice?

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[–]Cornfed[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Is extreme dualism really a big deal for Christianity? Historically extreme dualists have been regarded as heretical, such as in the cases of the Manicheans and the Cathars.

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To answer your question though, Christianity has a strong history of ascetic culture, to the point that it implicitly feels that sexuality is inherently "unfit" for the spirit (Matthew 22:30 is a favorite reference for these types). I think the kind of mentality is where that doctrine is rooted.

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

There is a lot of nonsense in current lamestream Christianity. Now that all the churches have been thoroughly discredited but the Christian tradition survives, it is the ideal moment to clean house and start a sensible Christian movement.

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I meant "dualism" in the context of the idea that the physical body and inner being are separable, with a strong ascetic theme. Heck, Christianity itself is pretty intrinsically absolute self-denial, which contains asceticism.