RE: i am almost baffled by the situation
March 5, 2012 at 5:47 am
(This post was last modified: March 5, 2012 at 5:52 am by picto90.)
(March 5, 2012 at 2:00 am)arjun Wrote:
Peoples aversion to incest is a prerequisite condition of evolution. I can see how you could argue that the use of a condom might make it okay, but you have bare in mind that evolution affects the way we think, and doesn't take into account the invention of contraceptives, which are fairly recent, (at least effective ones are anyway). Being that evolution has created that distaste to incest in the way we think, it's understandable to see that cultures too have evolved a bias against it. As rational human beings we can justify that if we use contraceptives then it's okay, but that doesn't change the fact that a lot of us (obviously there are exceptions) are hard-wired to believe it's bad, due in part to evolution and in part to culture. Personally, it disgusts me, but should it? I don't know. I don't know if I'm against it because I should be against it, or if I'm against it because I've been told I should be against it. Nature versus nurture.