Posted on 11/01/2002 5:42:36 AM PST by shrinkermd
And that is more of a reason why most women cheat than any physical reason. The old "I'll show that SOB I don't need him"/sex as a weapon" move so many women love. Has nothing to do with having children,and really doesn't have anything to do with sex. It has to do with power.
Yes, I am reffering to men only.
Marriage is a GREAT deal for women. For men, it is bondage with taxation.
The article doesn't exempt anyone from blame. It is seeking a logical explanation for observed behavior.
You have no critical thinking skills whatsoever, just the ability to pronounce knee-jerk value judgements.
And I think you meant to say "non-existent." The phrase "none existent" is grammatically incorrect.
Uhhh,the bible isn't the place to be gaining knowledge about sex. Please note that "virgin birth" is taken seriously there.
Then again,the bible might agree with this study.If it wasn't Joseph,it damn sure WAS somebody else.
Wham!
What perfect logic. I'm not worthy.
So how is our 'fear' assuaged since we know no one can do anything except that which is dictated by the 'chemical soup' in their brain? And why bother trying to establish a standard for an organized society if we are only driven by the 'chemical soup' in our brains? It would be pointless to attempt if we can do nothing to control our behavior.
Or the 'chemical soup' that is predominant in that area of the world? LOL
No, because we like to legislate what behaviors we cannot force others to conform to on their own. State-sanctioned Marriage exists solely because men cannot be trusted to stick around and support children otherwise.
Society sees marriage the same way it views speed limits on our highways. They dont mean a thing until or unless you get caught.
Nope.
The chemical soup is the same everywhere. It is the interaction of that chemical soup with the predominate religion or standard of morality that creates the differences.
I am getting married in seven weeks. I suppose, then, that you might perceive me to be not in my "right mind" -- but since you believe people's actions are controlled by electrochemical factors rather than conscious choice, then really how can anyone be said to be in their "right mind," or "wrong mind" for that matter? After all, according to you, right & wrong are societal inventions.
I'm sure you meant: "You cannot deny that behavior is not strongly dependant upon the chemical makeup in your brain.
You'd better ease up on the soup ;-)
The fact that the mind is, in essence, a functioning brain and that adultery is caused, in part, by hormones, does not justify the implication of this article that adultery is irresistibly, excusably or naturally caused by hormones. We are more than the sum or even the product of our component parts! A person who is motivated primarily by hormones is a sick, malfunctioning reprobate because mankind has been given many superior mechanisms like reason and conscience which should reign supreme over behavior. I believe these functions to be so complex (In marked contrast to the rest of the animal world) that they constitute a interface with a part of us that is beyond the physical world which is eternally responsible for the imperfections manifest in our flesh.
If the "1 in 10" statistic is true, try to explain the behavior of the many fathers who love and raise children in spite of known maternal infidelity, as merely a sequence of chemical reactions. I cannot.
You really are projecting, pal.
Easy. INSANITY.
Why any man would want to raise the product of another man's venture into his beloved, is beyond me. If not insanity, then I would guess desperation.
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