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From: alternat@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Ann Hodgins)
Subject: Re: Are Humans Naturally Monogamous?
Message-ID: <1990Nov29.174040.9382@watserv1.waterloo.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 90 17:40:40 GMT
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In article <1990Nov24.233954.8869@watcsc.waterloo.edu> peter@watcsc.waterloo.edu (Peter Sellmer) writes:
>If one wanted to make the statement that we ARE 
>monogamous "naturally" (whatever that means), well, so what?
>Does this chicken-and-egg philosophizing have real implications for the 
>way we do things?  The way we should do things?  The way we could do things?
>

I think there is a point to knowing what are instinctive, inherited
predispositions are - personal unity and integration.
If we know ourselves and are honest with ourselves we have a better chance
of enjoying life.  Doing what comes naturally feels good and acting in
sync with our natures is fulfilling. 
The opposite of this - trying to do what does not come naturally, leads to
self-deception, internal conflict and a joyless life cut off from the roots
of pleasure deep in our instinctive selves.

ann hodgins