{"id":35874,"date":"2011-08-11T09:34:48","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T17:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=35874"},"modified":"2011-08-11T09:43:56","modified_gmt":"2011-08-11T17:43:56","slug":"is-sex-without-love-ok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=35874","title":{"rendered":"Is Sex Without Love OK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prior to my conversion to Orthodox Judaism, I sought as much sex as possible (without spending much time, money, effort or dignity), but I&#8217;ve always hated illegal drugs and have shied away from people who indulge in them. <\/p>\n<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.advicegoddess.com\/archives\/2011\/08\/11\/are_you_against.html\">Robert Kurzban writes in Psychology Today<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>You might think it&#8217;s all about personality, and ask about their &#8220;openness to new experiences&#8221; or some such. You could go the religious route, and ask about how often they go to religious services&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But here&#8217;s the best one: &#8220;Is sex without love OK?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If they answer yes, it is OK, then you can predict with a certain degree of accuracy that they will be in favor of legalizing pot. If they answer no, then, obviously the reverse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prior to my conversion to Orthodox Judaism, I sought as much sex as possible (without spending much time, money, effort or dignity), but I&#8217;ve always hated illegal drugs and have shied away from people who indulge in them. 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