[ExI] dna ethics question

[William Flynn Wallace]

If only people would understand that marriage, for hundreds of years, was
about property settlements in cases of death, divorce, etc.  (And bride
prices, of course).  That's why I support gay marriage, even between
homosexuals!  And they can get access to the partner's room at the hospital
ICU.  bill w


On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 2:54 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

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> *From:* extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org [mailto:
> extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] *On Behalf Of *Tara Maya
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> >… Basically every society's oppression of women, every religious hang up
> about sex, and probably even rape, all derive from paternity uncertainty.
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> Odd comment indeed Tara.  Religious hangups about rape are likely rooted
> in an uncertainty about being murdered.  The notion of paternity
> uncertainty is nearly trivial compared to the much more fundamental issue
> of joint property.
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