From: Michael S. Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Wed Nov 29 2000 - 14:50:36 MST
The same could be said about slavery and freedom, to paraphrase
Clausewitz, "Slavery is the natural state of humanity. Freedom is a
theoretical ideal whose existence we deduce from the fact that there are
occasional intervals in human history within specific classes of some
societies where individuals are not enslaved."
Rather, what I think the current state of marriage in our society
indicates is only that the currently accepted legal forms of marriage
are insufficient for the needs of society.
"Michael M. Butler" wrote:
>
> "J. R. Molloy" wrote:
> > When transitional
> > humans leave biology behind, they will (naturally) leave behind biological
> > imperatives which prompt marriage.
> > Without biology, marriage looks rather ridiculous.
>
> Oh? What about Morganatic marriages and corporate mergers?
>
> I could see fidelity and polyfidelity extending as far foreseeable as
> marriages in the US today, and perhaps farther. Gentleman adventurer
> contracts, clans, line marriages, you name it.
>
> I don't expect *divorce* will go out of style.
>
> As the Chinese historians said when asked what they thought of the
> American War of Independence: Too soon to tell.
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