It's late and I'm tired and I was sloppy, and though I caught my mistake quickly I can't edit the above, alas!
First: I left out a few words; I meant to say: The best figure I can find is that a man produces about 1000 sperm cells per second. Since sperm count must be roughly constant assuming no ejaculations, and since sperm loss must equal sperm increase in order to maintain that constant level…
Second: Of course the thousand times a second is not only absurd (which is fine; the argument is intended to highlight absurdity) but also incorrect, since it explicitly assumes no ejaculation whereas in having sex a hypothetical thousand times a second there's a disgusting amount of that involved. Although it varies wildly and my data may not be top-notch, the average ejaculation may contain up to 500 million sperm cells. If this were constant it would take almost a week (5.8 days) to replenish the supply. But sex less than once every 5.8 days is not correct either, because subsequent ejaculations would simply contain less sperm, and because 500 million (from a quick Google search) seems an very high value. 150 million for an average ejaculation seems more average (minimum amount of sex to avoid sin: Once every 41.7 hours, and I still haven't taken reduced sperm count in subsequent ejaculations into account). 60 million is cited as within the normal range (once every 17 hours, and still…).
Now, beyond the fact that the man can ejaculate and simply ejaculate fewer sperm cells (but still have a chance to impregnate—no excuse!), I've ignored another fact, namely that these calculations (implicitly) assume that sperm cells are ejaculated in a strict order according to age—oldest first, no exceptions!—which will obviously not be the case. I have no idea how to formulate the math to actually calculate how often you have to have sex to remain without sin (in this regard), but from the above, and from the observation that these factors will increase the frequency (reduce the period), I conclude that you should have sex at least twice a day in order to avoid the sin of wasting potential life, as a man, and preferably with different partners (no point in wasting good sperm on a woman you've already impregnated). Women should obviously have sex as much as they can, with as many men as possible (to avoid falling victim to a sterile partner), until they know they are pregnant. They should take care of themselves as best they can, give birth—and immediately get pregnant again.
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Date: 2007-10-25 07:27 am (UTC)First: I left out a few words; I meant to say:
Second: Of course the is not only absurd (which is fine; the argument is intended to highlight absurdity) but also incorrect, since it explicitly assumes no ejaculation whereas in having sex a hypothetical thousand times a second there's a disgusting amount of that involved. Although it varies wildly and my data may not be top-notch, the average ejaculation may contain up to 500 million sperm cells. If this were constant it would take almost a week (5.8 days) to replenish the supply. But is not correct either, because subsequent ejaculations would simply contain less sperm, and because 500 million (from a quick Google search) seems an very high value. 150 million for an average ejaculation seems more average (minimum amount of sex to avoid sin: Once every 41.7 hours, and I still haven't taken reduced sperm count in subsequent ejaculations into account). 60 million is cited as within the normal range (once every 17 hours, and still…).
Now, beyond the fact that the man can ejaculate and simply ejaculate fewer sperm cells (but still have a chance to impregnate—no excuse!), I've ignored another fact, namely that these calculations (implicitly) assume that sperm cells are ejaculated in a strict order according to age—oldest first, no exceptions!—which will obviously not be the case. I have no idea how to formulate the math to actually calculate how often you have to have sex to remain without sin (in this regard), but from the above, and from the observation that these factors will increase the frequency (reduce the period), I conclude that you should have sex at least twice a day in order to avoid the sin of wasting potential life, as a man, and preferably with different partners (no point in wasting good sperm on a woman you've already impregnated). Women should obviously have sex as much as they can, with as many men as possible (to avoid falling victim to a sterile partner), until they know they are pregnant. They should take care of themselves as best they can, give birth—and immediately get pregnant again.
Welcome to the sinless life!