@lobsterboy
"Without it we would pretty much still living in feodalism"
Why though? There could be any other outcome. That kind of development wasnt the one and only holy grail of progress. Also, you don't have to discard God or replace God with "coommon reason" (a lucky typo) to be merciful on yourself - after all, any grand religion is about mercy, that much you know after actually researching it, not just listening to an OCD parent.
And yeah, most likely her parents were just confused and disturbed. Anyone would be, if somebody just casually masturbated around.