Is there a more powerful force in the world than sex?

[speakeasy]

I think Freud was right about the extent to which sex subconsciously motivates so many of our daily decisions. I mean most of us could get by with a 4 cylinder ecobox car like an echo or used geo metro, but many of us want a car thats going to have some flash to it. All that money we could be saving, we are willing to spend it because a nicer car means more attention from women which in turn = sex.

How many of us want money not so much for the sake of money but because having it means you will have less competition for sex with more beautiful women?

I just got back from the gym. I see all these guys in there pumping iron. You don't need to do that in order to be healthy. Those hours you spend a week in the gym could be used more productively doing something else like volunteering or whatever. But they are putting all this work into making their bodies ripped because more masculine bodies = less competition for sex from beautiful women. If I'm honest with myself, that is my main reason for working out, I just want to give myself the best chance to get the best woman possible and it gives me an edge over a joe average downs 3 beers after work and spends his evening on the couch watching TV.

Most of our advertisements, the underlying message is our product = more sex from beautiful women. I was just thinking about those "Milk: It does a body good" commercials when I was growing up. They showed some puny kid trying to win the attention of a hot girl. Then he morphed into chiseled stud with the implication that he would now get the hot girl. Of course some corporation promoting dairy consumption figured it could sell more products if it associates them with sex, even though drinking milk per se won't do anything to put on muscles.

Myspace profiles, all they are is sexual advertisements for 90% of the people on there. Pictures trying to make themselves look sexy to attract more mates. I'm just blown away sometimes to the degree that are brains are in constant search of sex.

 

[mahon83050]

Sad thing is, I think you are 100% correct. I think behind every accomplishment or goal in life, the main factor behind it is to impress WOMEN!!

 

[BlackJackal]

Pretty much true. But women are just as guilty, they just follow a different route in life. But the root of are motivations as a race are mostly guided by sex.

 

[J-Bone]

I have had deep thoughts about this before. EVERYTHING seems to always link to sex. but I think there is one thing that really hits away from that with me. music, but for most they learn to get laid. and food. I love food i swear it! people always ask me where do I put it. In my mouth stupid lol.

 

[KontrollerX]

Fear.

It covers so many things.

Fear you won't get the girl.

Fear you won't get the sex.

Fear you won't get the promotion at work.

Fear you will be a failure in life.

Fear of dying.

 

[joekerr31]

we are a race of addicts.

everything is linked to sex because sex gets you high.

if it were possible to do heroine with no adverse side effects peple would probably be doing a lot more heroine than have sex - because (at least im told) it feels even better than sex.

sex is about the only thing that will get you high that you can have as much as you want with no adverse side effects. everything else, when you overdo it, takes a negative toll on your body. and most of hte drugs that are equal to or better than the high you get from sex will kill you ultimately.

you ever seen 28 days later? how the zombies run to kill someone and get their blood? thats the human race - except we run after money, muscles, cars, - to get the p*ssy.

its quite the little mouse trap we find ourselves in.

 

[Last Man Standing]

You bastards are so indoctrinated by The Matrix - you have fallen so far from the natural order of things - we need a great war for a cleansing!!!!!

 

[ChrizZ]

the only reason men and women live is to have sex with each other and to secure the human species.

 

[wolf116]

No, I'm not like that.

I love fast cars because I love the rush of going fast.

I lift weights because I want a strong body for sports and fighting.

I make less money then I could because I want a job I like and when I get that money I spend it on fun.

Sure I like sex but I like a hell of a lot of things more. If I had a choose between any of these and sex id chose these.

1. racing fast cars and bikes
2. fighting
3. hunting, fishing
4. bodyboarding

But I know sex feels like the most important thing in the world when you're not getting any.

 

[spesmilitis]

Like wolf said, I think the biggest motivation is to have fun.

 

[ValleyDJing]

Yes there is...its called indifference, and its more powerful than any force in the world.

 

[Kev07]

Fear.

It covers so many things.

Fear you won't get the girl.

Fear you won't get the sex.

Fear you won't get the promotion at work.

Fear you will be a failure in life.

Fear of dying.

I think we have a winner.

 

[Deep Dish]

I do believe Freud was correct. He may have been wrong in other areas but at least here he was correct. Although, it doesn't take psychology to figure this out. Simply put, we are mammals, homo sapiens, and the rule of jungle which applies all the way down to bacteria is to fvck and survive long enough to fvck. We literally are sex machines, if you think about it. This is the "natural order of things."

Of course, it's not like we purposefully consciously think about sex when choosing to attend college or land a career but the underlying motivation is there.

ANd, unlike Last Fool Standing, I don't think there's anything wrong with this, so long as you benefit. If by working out at the gym you consequently become healthier than all the better. But it's not okay if you buy a house you cannot afford or if the perpetual inability to attract an attractive mate causes frustrations which leads you to become like Ed Kampf, Theodore Kacyzinski, or Ted Bundy.

 

[comic_relief]

Like wolf said, I think the biggest motivation is to have fun.

yeah, and most people equate the chase of sex as fun. I have fun with it, but I would rather ride my bike or workout.

I get it from my girlfriend all the time. :yes:

comic_relief

 

[Quiksilver]

Originally posted by ValleyDJing
Yes there is...its called indifference, and its more powerful than any force in the world.

Indeed.

Indifference is the strongest force in the universe. It makes everything it touches meaningless. Love and hate don't stand a chance against it.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

we are a race of addicts.

everything is linked to sex because sex gets you high. ...

These two statements are scary as hell! :nervous:

 

[djtdot]

Well I kinda agree with Wolf.

I love sports car coz of the roar of the engines. I love the engineering that goes into them(I am in the process of becoming one). Its not easy to churn out a Ferrari or a Porsche or a Corvette. If I buy an expensive sports car I would buy it coz of the above mentioned reason and will take it to the track to beat the crap out of it every weekend(if I can). I won't buy a car just to pose around and show to the world I make so much money.

The same with working out. I was a fat slob and worked out to become strong.

But ya I do agree with the OP.

 

[jf_at_uf]

Most people love or hate Freud; and his theories are somewhat, let's say "weird." Also, Freud's theories have received much critism. Sex and the id (or our unconscious) are not as pervasive as he thought they were.

Freud worked with many neurotic patients and I think he based or influenced his theories from there. Freud theories reflect that world perhaps is just evil. Pretty much, according to Freud, our actions are the result of the conflict between our sexual and violent desires and to controlling those desires with our morals.

If I remember correctly, there is no emperical data to base his theories. Everything came from his opinions and "observations."

It is normal for humansto want to have sex. It is also normal for us to want to be accepted. A way for us to be accepted is to be attractive, which means hitting the gym or changing one's look.

In my opinion, I think Freud was referring to perhaps the abnormal aspect of sex.

Now, I'm not here to criticize Freud, but it is important to know the facts. Freud did some good things. I agree with a few of his theories. He also inspired others to develop psychological and scientific knowledge.

 

[Last Man Standing]

Freud was a pervert!! He is part of The Homo/Hor Matrix!!

 

[Latinoman]

I think Freud was right about the extent to which sex subconsciously motivates so many of our daily decisions. I mean most of us could get by with a 4 cylinder ecobox car like an echo or used geo metro, but many of us want a car thats going to have some flash to it. All that money we could be saving, we are willing to spend it because a nicer car means more attention from women which in turn = sex.

How many of us want money not so much for the sake of money but because having it means you will have less competition for sex with more beautiful women?

I just got back from the gym. I see all these guys in there pumping iron. You don't need to do that in order to be healthy. Those hours you spend a week in the gym could be used more productively doing something else like volunteering or whatever. But they are putting all this work into making their bodies ripped because more masculine bodies = less competition for sex from beautiful women. If I'm honest with myself, that is my main reason for working out, I just want to give myself the best chance to get the best woman possible and it gives me an edge over a joe average downs 3 beers after work and spends his evening on the couch watching TV.

Most of our advertisements, the underlying message is our product = more sex from beautiful women. I was just thinking about those "Milk: It does a body good" commercials when I was growing up. They showed some puny kid trying to win the attention of a hot girl. Then he morphed into chiseled stud with the implication that he would now get the hot girl. Of course some corporation promoting dairy consumption figured it could sell more products if it associates them with sex, even though drinking milk per se won't do anything to put on muscles.

Myspace profiles, all they are is sexual advertisements for 90% of the people on there. Pictures trying to make themselves look sexy to attract more mates. I'm just blown away sometimes to the degree that are brains are in constant search of sex.

1- The most powerful force in the World is RELIGION. Wars have been fought, genocides have taken places, civilizations destroyed all in the name of "God".

2- A lot of people work out because they want to stay in shape or for health reasons.

3- The best way to get women interested in a man is POWER or MONEY. That will always trunk "muscles" out.