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From: mfriedma@oracle.com (Michael Friedman)
Newsgroups: sci.bio,alt.romance,soc.men,soc.women,soc.singles
Subject: Re: Are Humans Naturally Monogamous?
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Date: 8 Nov 90 20:59:05 GMT
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In article <58697@microsoft.UUCP> rodvan@microsoft.UUCP (Rod VAN MECHELEN) writes:

>The nature of "man" is that we survive by virtue of our rational
>faculty.

Give me a break.  The human race has amply demonstrated its capacity
for irrationality.  

In fact, it's one of our most glorious traits.  People who die for a
cause sure as heck aren't being rational.

--
The passing of Marxism-Leninism first from China and then from the
Soviet Union will mean its death as a living ideology ... .  For while
there may be some isolated true believers left in places like Managua,
Pyongyang, or Cambridge, MA ...   - Francis Fukuyama