Monogamy

KillerGremlin · 01-07-2005, 08:30 PM

Unfortunately for science, love and emotional attachment almost offset or contradict survival of the fittest.

We watched this movie in Biology called “Gattaca” (Lame DNA pun intended in title), and it foreshadowed a scary possible future were everyone has been genetically altered so when they where born they would be perfect. It was a scary movie, and yet, somehow it doesn’t seem all that unrealistic.

BlueFire · 01-08-2005, 12:45 AM

Polygamy may or may not be in our genes *shrugs* I don't dig the whole sleeping around with a lot of people, I guess. I'm monogamous, I am faithful to my girlfriend. I don't get the certain 'instincts' to **** an attractive girl everytime I see one. :P They are attractive, but yeah. That's about it. Just like you can argue that polygamy is in our blood, why can't monogamy be in our blood as well? I believe they both exist within us, people just tend to focus on one or the other more (this is including religion).

KillerGremlin · 01-09-2005, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BLueFire

Polygamy may or may not be in our genes *shrugs* I don't dig the whole sleeping around with a lot of people, I guess. I'm monogamous, I am faithful to my girlfriend. I don't get the certain 'instincts' to **** an attractive girl everytime I see one. :P They are attractive, but yeah. That's about it. Just like you can argue that polygamy is in our blood, why can't monogamy be in our blood as well? I believe they both exist within us, people just tend to focus on one or the other more (this is including religion).

Do you masturbate to other females aside from your girlfriend? It's a somewhat subjective question, and the realms of self-pleasure through one's self is blurred between actually going out and nailing someone, but I think the principle is similar enough to justify the idea that we, males, would be poligamists if our moral society would allow us to.

Stray_Bullet · 01-09-2005, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

Do you masturbate to other females aside from your girlfriend? It's a somewhat subjective question, and the realms of self-pleasure through one's self is blurred between actually going out and nailing someone, but I think the principle is similar enough to justify the idea that we, males, would be poligamists if our moral society would allow us to.

Masturbation has nothing to do with loyality, and therefore is irrelevant. Being attracted to more than one person is unrelated to monogamy. Monogamy is based on love, maturbation is not.

KillerGremlin · 01-09-2005, 04:01 AM

Monogamy is defined as being married to one person, or having one mate. Nowhere is monogamy defined as being caused by love. It could be implied that you stay with one person because you love them, but it cannot be assumed. Poligamy and Monogamy are both out of the realm of love.

There are so many gray areas in this subject, because there are so many different moral ideas and opinions on what is right and wrong, and what should be allowed and shouldn't be allowed.

DeathsHand · 01-09-2005, 04:37 AM

People want the sex from wherever they can get it.

People are told to pick one at a time.

The world is so overpopulated... But that's why God created condoms and gives them away for free in select bathrooms and in various retail outlets...

When a condom breaks, it's god's way of saying "This was meant to be"

.........

I kid of course...

It's times like these when I'm glad I'm asexual...

KillerGremlin · 01-09-2005, 04:45 AM

In a way we are all asexual.

Perfect Stu · 01-09-2005, 04:52 AM

Monogamy regarding what? Intercourse?

If that's the case, I believe in monogamy within a relationship. For example, I would not allow myself to have sex with another lady if I had a girlfriend at the time. The temptation will be there, of course...that's nature...but morals, values and other loads of human emotion would prevent me from doing such a thing.

If I was asked if I would only anticipate having one partner over the span of my entire life, I would laugh at them. At this point, I SUPPOSE it's a possibility...but that would recuire me meeting a lifetime mate in the *somewhat* near future. Not bloody likely

dropCGCF · 01-13-2005, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DeathsHand

But that's why God created condoms and gives them away for free in select bathrooms and in various retail outlets...

Free condoms? Where?

....they're for my friend. I swear.