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Then you are probably one of the very few persons that considers it normal to copulate regularly in the public.

by DominikR 11y ago

miguelrochefort 11y ago
All animals, except humans, do.
- thaumasiotes 11y ago
  This isn't even slightly true. Some animals will have sex in public; some won't as long as they feel they're being observed. Humans, obviously, fall into the second category, but we're quite far from being alone there.
  - Tharkun 11y ago
    What do you base this assumption on? Not only do, literally, thousands of people enjoy sex in public, but it was impossible to have sex in private before people got big houses with separate bedrooms.
    - Jtsummers 11y ago
      Houses and bedrooms are hardly necessary for private sex. You don't even need buildings. Just space or cover and careful (or not so careful) timing.
- adventured 11y ago
  That's of course incorrect. Many species mate in private for security purposes, including building up elaborate territorial systems to enhance that security. Many species of cats and birds do so for example. I also don't think you understand at all why humans have sex in private. Hint: it's primarily for security purposes. In the animal kingdom, in the more frequently compared species to humans - chimps, gorillas, etc - weaker males are often murdered or otherwise prevented from mating, mating is by force and not consensual, it's ruled by the most dominate males. The dominant males breed at a drastically higher rate than the weak males. Is that how you want to compete as a human, by your capability to deliver violence? How do you think that will work out in practice for most men and most women today? Have you ever seen what happens to women in a violent or agitated crowd in some more dangerous parts of the world - and how do you think sex in that same crowd, or any crowd, would turn out? Turns out security is an excellent reason for having sex in private. http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/1567/why-do-humans-have-sex-in-private http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/1567/why-do-humans...
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 11y ago
  Oh, thank you for opening my eyes! I'll start defecating in the streets and stop showering right away! BTW: Hygiene is a fear reaction (kindof, but in any case not less so than privacy). Fear of infections! It's totally irrational!
  - wutbrodo 11y ago
    > Oh, thank you for opening my eyes! I'll start defecating in the streets and stop showering right away! Yeesh, what is it about this topic that is making everyone act like such an assholes? There's no harm in dismissing a politely-stated assertion that you find bizarre without being a dick about it.
    - zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 11y ago
      Strawmaning is not polite. It's not that it's bizarre, it's when you should (a) easily be able to recognize that your argument is misrepresenting the other's position (and thus not actually addressing their position at all) and (b) you also should be able to easily figure out how to refute your "argument" yourself, but you throw it out without addressing obvious objections at all, effectively leaving the effort to work out your own argument to your opponent, that I (and I suppose others) react impolitely.

Then you are probably one of the very few persons that considers it normal to copulate regularly in the public.

miguelrochefort 11y ago

All animals, except humans, do.

thaumasiotes 11y ago
This isn't even slightly true. Some animals will have sex in public; some won't as long as they feel they're being observed. Humans, obviously, fall into the second category, but we're quite far from being alone there.
- Tharkun 11y ago
  What do you base this assumption on? Not only do, literally, thousands of people enjoy sex in public, but it was impossible to have sex in private before people got big houses with separate bedrooms.
  - Jtsummers 11y ago
    Houses and bedrooms are hardly necessary for private sex. You don't even need buildings. Just space or cover and careful (or not so careful) timing.
adventured 11y ago
That's of course incorrect. Many species mate in private for security purposes, including building up elaborate territorial systems to enhance that security. Many species of cats and birds do so for example. I also don't think you understand at all why humans have sex in private. Hint: it's primarily for security purposes. In the animal kingdom, in the more frequently compared species to humans - chimps, gorillas, etc - weaker males are often murdered or otherwise prevented from mating, mating is by force and not consensual, it's ruled by the most dominate males. The dominant males breed at a drastically higher rate than the weak males. Is that how you want to compete as a human, by your capability to deliver violence? How do you think that will work out in practice for most men and most women today? Have you ever seen what happens to women in a violent or agitated crowd in some more dangerous parts of the world - and how do you think sex in that same crowd, or any crowd, would turn out? Turns out security is an excellent reason for having sex in private. http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/1567/why-do-humans-have-sex-in-private http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/1567/why-do-humans...
zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 11y ago
Oh, thank you for opening my eyes! I'll start defecating in the streets and stop showering right away! BTW: Hygiene is a fear reaction (kindof, but in any case not less so than privacy). Fear of infections! It's totally irrational!
- wutbrodo 11y ago
  > Oh, thank you for opening my eyes! I'll start defecating in the streets and stop showering right away! Yeesh, what is it about this topic that is making everyone act like such an assholes? There's no harm in dismissing a politely-stated assertion that you find bizarre without being a dick about it.
  - zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 11y ago
    Strawmaning is not polite. It's not that it's bizarre, it's when you should (a) easily be able to recognize that your argument is misrepresenting the other's position (and thus not actually addressing their position at all) and (b) you also should be able to easily figure out how to refute your "argument" yourself, but you throw it out without addressing obvious objections at all, effectively leaving the effort to work out your own argument to your opponent, that I (and I suppose others) react impolitely.