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Why would not even talking about sex promote social stability? Arguably the most stable societies are those that existed for 10s of 1000s of years before the ag
by wizofaus 4y ago
Why would not even talking about sex promote social stability? Arguably the most stable societies are those that existed for 10s of 1000s of years before the agricultural revolution etc. Did they generally have taboos around discussion of sex?
- moonchrome 4y ago>Arguably the most stable societies are those that existed for 10s of 1000s of years before the agricultural revolution etc. Societies of n>100s. By tabooing sex you reduce promiscuous behaviour - which stabilises society. I don't really see how this would be controversial. Modern social values have unambiguously shown that they lead to a population decline. Huge difference being that technology makes us less reliant on population count for stability (hopefully).
- wizofaus 4y agoIs there evidence at all that tabooing discussion of sex reduces promiscuity? I'd expect the exact opposite is just as likely.
- discreteevent 4y agoI wouldn't think it surprising if they had at least customs around sex (whatever about taboos). Without contraception sex can cause a lot of trouble. People, even animals, will kill for mating rights.
- wizofaus 4y agoExactly - which you'd think would it make it all the more important to talk about it!