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Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings?
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RE: Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings?
(April 2, 2018 at 3:54 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I think the point was that monogamy (life long loyalty to one person) is contrary to our animalistic instincts, but as humans, we have the capacity to strive beyond purely instinctive, animal urges, for something greater.

Like birth control!

Quote:He put it into more words than that, but thats the gist of it.

Anyway, in that sense I would say it is unnatural.

I think that our animal instincts do drive us to be monogamous though. I think our romantic drive, caring for our young and our sexual jealousy drive us towards monogamy, and it is only our sexual urges that don't discriminate that much. I'd say it's kind of like how we are with food really: We're sexual omnivores Wink

Once you take our the supernatural part of his post, he doesn't seem to have much of a point left. As it could be applied to condoms or computers or other great things that aren't 'natural' in the sense in which you speak.

The point is that the transcendence/supernaturalness does not exist so he doesn't seem to be left saying anything interesting.
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RE: Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings? - by Edwardo Piet - April 2, 2018 at 4:26 pm

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