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Re: Religion and Science
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 14 Dec 2000 01:42:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Low writes:
> > but there's no non-religious reason why consenting adults should
> > not form families with more than [two] adult[s].
> I wonder about this -- maybe there are good sociological/behavioral reasons
> for 1+1 couples making better families
I don't think so. I think that it's pretty clear that the model that is less
popular in North America now than it once was, with grandparents hanging around
helping is superior to the two-parent-and-2.3-kids model. In general, larger
natural systems are more stable and contain more inherent buffer. I think that
more adults in a family would help.
I think the main reason that greater than two families don't more regularly
form is that we're all a bit off mentally. We're all so scared and posessive
that we can't make it work. Also, it's easier to hold a smaller group together
in many ways. Have you ever gone with one person to pick out a movie at the
rental place? What about with six?
> (still a hot topic in Utah as far as I know).
I don't think it's really a 'hot' topic at this point. It's been a long time
since the LDS church supported polygamy.
> Where does serial monogamy fit in?
I think it's the most common.
Chris
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| (...) This makes sense, but I'm not sure the grandparents/coparents analogy holds. Note: this is all off the top of my head, feel free to throw in some real data. Grandparents are an inevitability (if they're still around when the third generation (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I wonder about this -- maybe there are good sociological/behavioral reasons for 1+1 couples making better families (still a hot topic in Utah as far as I know). What type of marriage has been more common around the world, couples or multiple (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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