by broken robot » Tue Sep 16, 2014 1:20 am
Just read this thread. I'm laughing at folks trying to explain our contemporary sexual practices based on evolution and "the natural order of things." Just because we have developed certain evolutionary mechanisms doesn't justify or explain our current behavior. If that were the case you could also say we were evolutionarily designed to do copious amounts of cocaine because it activates our dopamine receptors. Evolutionary adaptations can take on unexpected functions, which is why sex today is less about procreation and more a leisure activity- ie. KY, your mom's vibrator.
Look people do shit for all kinds of reasons with varying implications for society, healthcare, etc. let's stop trying to reduce it to religion, science, whatever. In this case it also entails a heteronormative bias. Someone's going to selectively quote me here, but let's talk about gay sex. Just going to quote Milk:
"Can two men reproduce?"
"No, but God knows we keep trying."
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