Sorry for not getting this out yesterday, but I was travelling back home. I hope you are all enjoying your Thanksgiving turkey.
Thanks to Dan for his thoughtful response and challenging questions. I'd love to hear people's reactions.
In addition, I wanted to throw in a few questions I'm thinking about after our discussion:
1) What is the appropriate setting for having these discussions, and how "reserved" should we be in talking about it?
2) How much does sexuality overlap with science?
3) What does a sex positive religion look like?
4) How much does Judaism value "good sex"?
5) How should halacha respond to new challenges (ex. hyper-sexualized culture and older average marrying age)?
See you all next Tuesday!
-Aaron