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Re: Religion and Science
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 13 Dec 2000 04:33:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Kevin Wilson writes:
> > This is not to say that well-adjusted people couldn't and don't live
> > happily as a single person or in open relationships (or as a triple or >>quadruple (or sextuple cf _Friends_ (and what about consensual incest >>anyway?))), just that I don't think it would work very well for most people. >
> Exactly Dave. Polyamory is something suited to some people, certainly not
> all, probably not most: but most people never even consider it because it's
> outside the social norm. No family structure is the best for everyone, and
> choices ought to be available rather than cut off for no good reason.
Although I can imagine it would make life hard for the government! "Are you
single or married? If married, to how many people of which genders?"
Kevin, do you think polyamory (where did you find that expression, btw?)
works better for non-straight people? I can imagine there's less of the
"Obey me my wives and servants" kind of thing than in most polygamous families.
--DaveL
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| Dave Low wrote in message ... (...) Heheh. Might move them towards treating everyone the same, single or married! (...) There's a whole polyamory subculture. Try doing a Google search, there should be plenty of hits. I first came across the term (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Dave Low wrote in message ... (...) happily (...) (or (...) Exactly Dave. Polyamory is something suited to some people, certainly not all, probably not most: but most people never even consider it because it's outside the social norm. No family (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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