Yes the whole “multiple [female] virgins” (leaving the raisins aside for purposes of argument) is a bit of a giveaway, isn’t it. It’s not about lashings of sex for all, it’s about lashings of sex for males and tiny fractions of sex for females. Funny, in a way.
Rodney Nelson says
The Islamic afterlife always struck me as being the wishful thinking of a 15 year old male virgin.
Improbable Joe says
… and considering the folks that those fairy tales were created to motivate, it is absolutely no surprise is it?
Ophelia Benson says
Yes the whole “multiple [female] virgins” (leaving the raisins aside for purposes of argument) is a bit of a giveaway, isn’t it. It’s not about lashings of sex for all, it’s about lashings of sex for males and tiny fractions of sex for females. Funny, in a way.
Marcus Ranum says
So I guess that if there’s sex in the afterlife it’s not REALLY about reproduction. Looks like an own-goal from the creos.