Fw: Human faithfullness [was Re: Fwd: Lanier essay of 2001.12.04]

From: Olga Bourlin (fauxever@sprynet.com)
Date: Sun Dec 09 2001 - 06:25:47 MST


From: "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury@aeiveos.com>

> On Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Spike Jones, commenting on Damien's comment
> about jealousy wrote:
> > [snip] I have a hard time imagining a stable society in which most
> > of the copulation took place in anything other than practical monogamy.

> Scientists have studied this. You should read a book like "The Red
Queen".

I've been hearing about more and more women taking on motherhood on their
own terms. It has become an option. Albeit the Red Queen, we now have the
Yellow Pages, with a listing for "Sperm Banks." No fuss, no bother. I'm
being slightly facetious, but only slightly.

Olga



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