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Old 09-16-2008, 09:23 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by LoganSnake View Post
Call it what you want, that's what it is.

We weren't always monogamous. Evolution happened and with layers of time, certain behaviors changed. But not underlying ones and not on the subconscious level.
How would you know whether or not humans (or our predecessors) were always monogamous? Did you live a million years ago? Ever heard of the footprints at Laetoli - quite probably a nuclear family dated to 3.7 MILLION years ago!

This is the kind of response seen in the article - "just accept it, it's biology" or "get over it, it's normal." Humans are thinking, emotional beings and though our needs for food, water, shelter, and contact are necessary, we are more than able to control or suppress other biological urges. Why is this one so different that everyone MUST accept it?
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