Sexual celibacy is a **hermetic** tradition that was adopted into Christendom because of the passages warning against hedonism & degeneracy. It is not unique to Christians either, there are many religions that practice Asceticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asceticism "Pagan practices are those involving meditation and yoga which increase the bioenergy of the body and impart more energy into the soul/astral body" Lol...such hippies Epigenetic improvements come from thousands of years of eugenic behaviour, avoiding incest and other poor breeding or lifestyle habits. The Babylonians promoted miscegenation, so I don't see how they improved themselves? They didn't get better, they got worse.