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description: "Why is it said that abstaining from sexual desire is essentially defying fate and changing one's destiny? There's a highly upvoted reply online that goes like this.The reason humans have sexual desire is essentially a setting by genes. In order to pass themselves on, genes induce humans to engage in sex. Throughout our lives, we are merely vessels for genes, and in the end, we will be discarded by them.We are essentially slaves to our genes. When we indulge in lust a certain number of times, the genes will consider the task of propagation complete,"
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author: "[浩浩荡荡地](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/19784218.md)"
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# Why is it said that abstaining from sexual desire …