Badger3k
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| Quote (fnxtr @ Dec. 11 2010,16:09) | | Quote (midwifetoad @ Dec. 11 2010,13:40) | | Quote | | As individualism developed, so did the feelings of attachment we now call "love," |
Lots of species exhibit attachment. What's interesting in humans is the variation. There are naturally monogamous people. And some not. Some in between.
Same applies to devotion to children. |
We aren't, strictly speaking, a "pair-bonding" species. If we were, there'd be no infidelity, no prostitution, no divorce. Once pair-bonding species mate, they just don't respond sexually to any other individuals. We do. Some more than others.
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I think the best word to come out of the latest studies (and maybe older ones, not sure) was "serial monogamy". It best fits the data we have.
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"Just think if every species had a different genetic code We would have to eat other humans to survive.." : Joe G
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