> I use both. The Bible gives us rules and science and consequences explains why those rules exist.
I think the monogamous-only crowd is actually a holier-than-thou crowd consisting largely of hypocrites. Why? because most — let’s just say many married people cheat. And 50% or more allegedly monogamous people (need statistic here) get divorces. Now, the bible or at least Jesus almost totally has ruled out divorce. (I guess only the Protestants don’t think so, because Henry VIII.) So if you want to get on a religious high horse, maybe consider preaching to the alleged “Christians” that they should follow Jesus to the letter by refraining from divorce. As a starter!
Hey, just a thought.
> We were created to function in a particular way and refusing to function that way will lead to disfunction.
Well only “Christians” and a few bonobo monkeys practice monogamy. And many of the “Christians” only pretend.
The remainder of G*ds creatures including most humans practice polyamory in some form. If you don’t think polyamory is natural, well think again. Your problem is with G*d (and not me, and not with polyamorists). (Nature has spoken!)
As for your “science,” (going TL:DR here) I reject sociology as a science. Sociology is the deceptive abuse of statistics (usually) to espouse a statist point of view under the guise of science. I strongly advise that you also reject sociology as a science. Sociology is at best claptrap and at worst mind poison. Stay away!! Common sense still works!!
Peace out!
Seem kind of defensive. If you hate Christians, maybe there is a Democrat site you would like.
I don’t claim to be perfect. It’s not a holier than thou thing. It’s, if you want the best for yourself and to have the best society, thing.
I totally get that married people do cheat and most people aren’t equipped to know how to have lifetime marriages. But the consequences are the same. The farther that we wander away from sexual integrity, the closer to disappearing as a society that we get.
God is not going to fool around on this point. Whenever Israel stopped being sexually integrous, He let Israel suffer from the consequences of that and God told Israel that, if they insisted on going their way, that God would make them a rumour of a nation because they would be a disappeared nation.
Yes, the Christian way is the way that we were meant to function. I’m going to stand firm on that, despite whatever imperfections we have as a society.
Most of those humans you mention are trying to flee their society because of the values of their societies. Their sexual unintegrity is making their societies terrible places to be.
You are free to accept or reject what you wish, but God will not spare you from the consequences of your choices in life. If the West perists in what it is doing, the West will become a rumour to other civilizations.