[extropy-chat] Rephrase the "Marriage" question...

[nsjacobus at yahoo.com]

Well, marriage is certainly far older than any modern church. Marriage 
in every time is about you and someone else filling a place in your 
local social system so that it can continue to function. However, with 
sophisticated political systems marriage doesn't need to fill that role 
anymore. So, what do we do with it? Toss it? Develop something better?

As far as the spiritual aspects of marriage go, don't worry, we'll have 
a drug for that soon.


On Nov 4, 2004, at 11:58 PM, RobKPO wrote:

I thought marriage was one of the success's of the western world 
created by the church. It addresses issues of public health in 
expanding populations by minimising people 'sleeping around' and 
spreading diseases (also by promoting the family and home unit 
perhaps), and that kids grow up better if parentage is relatively 
stable and ownership of the kid is supported by heritage. Of course 
that was useful hundreds of years ago, and also if you dont believe the 
spiritual aspects of joining soul's, reincarnation, etc.

RobKPO
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Nigel.
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