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And how arrogant it is for you and others to claim that you feel something that is not there simply because society pressures you into it.
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Oh, that is priceless. It's arrogant for people to believe in their own emotions just because ~you~ don't believe in them? Okay, by that principle, suppose I believed parental affection doesn't exist. I could then accuse your mother of being arrogant for saying that she loves you.
~You~ don't get to decide what other people feel. That is the height of arrogance. You own only your own feelings, not those of others.
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We have evolved for thousands of years without societal pressure telling us that we have to stick to one mate for our whole lives.
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Your argument has some merit in theocratic societies where traditional morality is enforced, such as fundamentalist Islam. But in the libertine west, it has none. People in the west pair bond mostly by free choice. Unless you belong to a strict religion, the social pressure is minimal and easily resisted.
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That does not just go away biologically from a few hundred years of civilized life. Our brains are still programmed to seek as many mates as possible to spread the genes around as much as possible.
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You completely ignored my point about the evolutionary advantage of pair bonding. This has been established.
"Scientists believe that several of the most important changes from apelike to characteristically human social life occurred in species of the genus Homo, whose members show even less sexual dimorphism. These changes, which may have occurred at different times, included (1) prolonged maturation of infants, including an extended period during which they required intensive care from their parents; (2) special bonds of sharing and exclusive mating between particular males and females, called pair-bonding; and (3) the focus of social activity at a home base, a safe refuge in a special location known to family or group members."
Human Evolution - MSN Encarta
You show confirmation bias in refusing to look at or consider any evidence which invalidates your beliefs.