Everyone has the desire to have sex (well, almost everyone) it is all a matter of resisting that urge when it is inappropriate/destructive. Guys like Tiger Woods are not faithful because they want to have sex, and think they can get away with it with no consequences (which, in their minds, eliminates the problem). This is a big problem in our society, we avoid destructive behavior because of our fear of punishment, which shouldn't be the reason for being good. There exist actual reasons for why cheating on a spouse is wrong, not out of fear of getting caught, but because it is wrong (obvious reasons).
Tiger Woods is a Buddhist, and Buddhists believe right and wrong is not black and white, and this creates wiggle room for them to justify their own immoral behavior. This isn't to attack Buddhism, or imply all Buddhists are moral-relativists (many, if not most, are). Moral-relativism creates the wiggle-room needed to rationalize immorally.
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