polygamy is more natural for humans than monogamy
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| Started: | 7/29/2014 | Category: | Science | ||
| Updated: | 7 years ago | Status: | Post Voting Period | ||
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 Pro polygamy is more widely practiced in human society now and historically, so that is an indicator, given we are part of the natural world. polygamy is by far most widely practiced in the animal kingdom, even with closely related primates. they did a study on primates, and concluded that the wider a species shoulder, the more polygamous that species is. humans are on the conservative, but polygamous side of things.  Con I accept this debate and thank my opponent linate for initiating it. :)
Now because my opponent did not bring up any definitions I will take it upon myself to do so to make sure we’re on the right page. Definitions: [1] “Monogamy is a form of relationship in which an individual has only one partner during their lifetime or at any one time.” [2] “Polygamy is a marriage that includes more than two partners [at one time].” [3] More: “greater in amount, number, or size” [4] Natural: “usual or expected” [5] Humans: “Of or characteristic of people as opposed to God or animals or machines, especially in being susceptible to weaknesses.”
I will be setting up the burden of proof and a resolution analysis, which means, I will be explaining this debate’s resolution is and what my opponent and I need to prove before the end of this debate. Resolved: “Polygamy is more natural for humans than monogamy” This means that my opponent needs to prove that you will find that a greater majority of humans have a group or conjoint marriage then a relationship with one spouse. The Burden of Proof is on my opponent, what I need to do is negate the case he brings up. I await my opponent’s case.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org... [3] http://www.merriam-webster.com... |
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Pro linate forfeited this round.
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Pro Con I would like to remind the audience that Pro did not fulfill his burden of proof, and in doing so he left me nothing to argue against. Vote Con. |
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It's not just wider shoulders it is also larger skulls and stronger bones in males of Tournament Species that depict Polygamous species such as Gorillas and Baboons.
Yet where the skull sizes are closer in size as in many humans, we have Pair-Bonding species where Monogamy rules, so Humans are somewhere in the Middle region between polygamy and monogamy.
Yet some species, such as Bonobos throw this whole notion out the window as Bonobos have social sex, in other words they just have sex as a form of showing friendship.
Where some apes groom to show support and closeness, Bonobos have sex.
Which is like a girl I almost dated, until she told me that she has sex with anybody she likes that she hasn't seen for a while as a form of Greeting. Since she was very beautiful, men were deliberately not visiting her for a month or so and then, how about your usual greeting.
No, I said!
I was not going to marry such a Bonobo woman!
Though both are equal in my books @ the mo, because stating that it is common in the animal kingdom doesn't make Burden Of Proof satisfied.
Humans are not ordinary animals, Tournament species have polygamous relationships, many Apes, Lions, etc.
Humans are becoming pair bonding (monogamous) as males are often no bigger than some females.
In Tournament species (Polygamous) males are usually bigger than females.
nac
So not only does it sort of reverse things, Monotheistic religions originated from the same War Like groups that preferred Polygamous relationships, one Hero, Macho, Warrior type of Male, spreads his genetics through multiple women (Ghengis Khan) as opposed to the Forest Dweller, Polytheist (Gods for everything, trees, water, sky, wind, frogs, etc... who have wimpy Men who Pair Bond into monogamous relationships with a life partner.
Again, Humans are somewhere in the middle.
Monotheism is not natural for humans either.
Near enough even for human species.
Pair Bonding species choose a partner for life, just as many humans do as both males and females help raise the kids.
Tournament species just screw around and females raise the kids by themselves.
Humans are somewhere in the middle, which is up for debate here.
Are humans more a pair-bonding (males are wimpy, closer to females than Alpha Males)or a tournament species (Alpha Males and subservient females who all seek to reproduce with the Alpha Males).
So it should be an interesting debate.
Which essentially the debate is about.