Most people get married and stay married for life. Even the marriages that end in divorce usually don't involve infidelity. It is in our nature to be monogamous. Establishing a permanent relationship based on total trust and honesty is the only way to achieve happiness and satisfaction. Traditional Judeo-Christian morality is an excellent reinforcement of our instinctive natures.
As I understand it, men are actually naturally polygynous, while women are serially monogamous. However, what we call God’s plan for sexuality is obviously less cruel than us simply succumbing to our own genes.
Great post!
I had a goose and a gander that called the pond above the pasture home. One morning I went out and only the gander remained, and there was a trail of feathers heading out to the treeline. The gander didn’t know what to do with himself, honking and honking in distress as he looked everywhere for his mate. This went on for weeks. After he finally seemed to accept that she was gone, he took to following the horses around the pasture, seemingly for lack of any other friends. He ventured with those horses far away from the safety of the pond. One day I noticed he had a horrible limp. Figured he must have accidentally gotten stepped on. It wasn’t long after that he dissapeared too, another trail of feathers heading to the treeline. It really was sad to see how distraught he was over losing his life mate.
Traditional Judeo-Christian morality is an excellent reinforcement of our instinctive natures.
In other words, you're an atheist, but you support religion because of its utilitarian value.
Disgusting. No wonder the world (and conservatism) are in such a mess.