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""Historically, we have never been meant to sleep in the same bed as each other. It is a bizarre thing to do. " ...what??? Where did that idea come from? Sleep
by emmett 18y ago
""Historically, we have never been meant to sleep in the same bed as each other. It is a bizarre thing to do. "
...what??? Where did that idea come from? Sleeping with other people is as old as humankind. Beds are unnatural, and having nearly enough space and resources to have one bed per person even more so.
- mechanical_fish 18y agoI think you're correct -- but the original sentence is actually very carefully worded so as to include your interpretation. Never bet against a scientist in a cagey-wording competition. When they're focused on the task, they're almost as bad as lawyers.
- DaniFong 18y agoI have to say that Dr Stanley sounds like a serious wet blanket. If sleeping together isn't a natural thing to do, then how come almost everybody in almost every culture does it? And how come people crave cosleeping when deprived?
- fauigerzigerk 18y agoI don't know how humans slept in those hundereds of thousands of years (or millions depending on where you start counting) during which the human race has evolved. What was the climate? How did they defend against enemies? And most importantly, which habits related to sleep affect the likelyhood of procreation most? I must say, I don't know nearly enough to decide whether sleeping close together is the historical norm.