17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @eladarPretty sure the middle east was comfortable with misogyny even without help from europe.
...There is a reason why Muslim cultures are so protective of their women and why rapes rates went up when men from polygamy cultures entered Europe....
17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @dj2beckerHow do you determine what is "innate to our true selves"?
If the monogamous institution is a social construct that we have created that is not innate to our true selves, what is wrong with polygamy?
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Originally posted by @wolfgang59Obviously if you don't believe marriage was instituted by God to be between one man and one woman, polygamy would be morally acceptable for you. So if nothing is wrong with polygamy would you morally object to an extra marital affair, ie adultery?
Nothing is wrong with polygamy on an individual basis but simple
arithmetic is why it does not work for a modern society as a whole.
Imagine a set of tribal societies where fighting routinely killed off
10% of the tribe's young men. Wouldn't polygamy become the norm?
17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @dj2beckerWhy conflate the two? A marital affair denotes deception/betrayal. Polygamy, between consenting adults, does not.
Obviously if you don't believe marriage was instituted by God to be between one man and one woman, polygamy would be morally acceptable for you. So if nothing is wrong with polygamy would you morally object to an extra marital affair, ie adultery?
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17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @kazetnagorraSome pro polygamist said something along those lines, hence my question in the OP. It's a good question though worth asking them.
How do you determine what is "innate to our true selves"?
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17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeBut deception/betrayal is not intrinsically wrong is it?
Why conflate the two? A marital affair denotes deception/betrayal. Polygamy, between consenting adults, does not.
17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @dj2beckerYou asked if it was morally wrong. An act of deception/betrayal I would consider as such. Polygamy, between consenting adults, I would not.
But deception/betrayal is not intrinsically wrong is it?
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17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeSo deception/betrayal is always wrong in all cases or only when it suits you?
You asked if it was morally wrong. An act of deception/betrayal I would consider as such. Polygamy, between consenting adults, I would not.
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17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeIf a couple agreed to practice 'swinging', would you consider this as morally acceptable?
You asked if it was morally wrong. An act of deception/betrayal I would consider as such. Polygamy, between consenting adults, I would not.
17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeWhy is it deception or betrayal?
Why conflate the two? A marital affair denotes deception/betrayal. Polygamy, between consenting adults, does not.
Is it deception or betrayal if a spouse refuses to have a sexual relationship?
17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @dj2beckerI can only speak for my own morality, and that of the society i come from. It is your bag to try and lay a universal morality on everyone..
So deception/betrayal is always wrong in all cases or only when it suits you?
17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @dj2beckerYes.
If a couple agreed to practice 'swinging', would you consider this as morally acceptable?
17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @eladarGo stand in the corner.
Why is it deception or betrayal?
Is it deception or betrayal if a spouse refuses to have a sexual relationship?
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17 Sep 17
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeI am asking you about your morality not someone else's.
I can only speak for my own morality, and that of the society i come from. It is your bag to try and lay a universal morality on everyone..