I would like to see the lab results of people who think abstinence is so simple. I’m guessing their Sex Binding Hormone Globulin (SBHG) is very low along with their serum T levels. Every individual feels the intensity of sexual attraction according to their hormone levels. We are not the same, something easy for one individual is nearly impossible for others.
My wife and I taught NFP for 10 years.
NFP + sanctifying grace = success.
So, in other words, brain chemistry is destiny and exercising self-control is a pointless pursuit?
The fact is that living in society without going to prison requires a very high degree of constant self-control.
Our current cultural environment teaches us that abandoning self-control in sexual situations is perfectly fine, even laudable - but that abandoning self-control with regard to parking is deeply wrong and punishable by fines and even imprisonment.
This environment is a social construct in which certain values are consciously reinforced and encouraged while others are discouraged and punished.