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Saying "cuz your jeans did it~~" doesn't support your argument terribly well; you've demonstrated why things are, but not why they should be, or why we shouldn'
by crystalis 16y ago
Saying "cuz your jeans did it~~" doesn't support your argument terribly well; you've demonstrated why things are, but not why they should be, or why we shouldn't mimic the cuckoo bird or the ant fungus, or why we shouldn't try to prevent sickle cell anemia because our genes would like it that way but they're too modest to speak up.
- jessriedel 16y agoI said that sexual modesty is crucial to forming human partnerships and I said specifically that its moral worth is distinct from its evolutionary origin. Do I also need to justify why human partnerships are good?
- crystalis 16y agoI've got close bonds with friends, and I didn't need to sleep with any of them! I'm sure most startups have managed that too, even if some of them may have benefited from it. Monogamy, too, is natural, and may be a contributing factor for domestic violence, crimes of passion, an incredible divorce rate, and patriarchal oppression.