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  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Polygamy

    Over 99% of societies that currently or have historically practiced polygamy are exclusively polygynous. It doesn't HAVE to be that way, but statistically there's an overwhelming probability that it w

    Mar 23, 2013
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Polygamy

    In addition to all the gender objectification issues, Sherlock, I'd like to point out that in a polygamous community, homosexuals would be at a HUGE disadvantage. Since almost every polygamous ...

    Mar 23, 2013
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Polygamy

    Agreed. In an ideal society, there would be no problem with polygamy. Unfortunately, we have a long way to go before we can even come close to achieving an ideal ...

    Mar 23, 2013
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Polygamy

    1. Pigeon, I'm talking about families much larger than monogamy usually allows, which is what I explicitly stated. Not 4:2. Not 6:3, 8:4, or even 10:5. I'm talking >20 people ...

    Mar 23, 2013
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Polygamy

    Seeminglymeaningless: Really, it's all about comparison. Raising a large family with multiple partners may be feasible, both financially and otherwise, but is it better than a normal monogamous family

    Mar 22, 2013
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Polygamy

    I have nothing against homosexuality. I apologize if I came across that way. I was using the traditional heterosexual union as an example, but the same applies to homosexual unions. ...

    Mar 22, 2013
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Polygamy

    You draw this conclusion from what? The idea that multiple income pools = no money? Later on you go on to say that the man is responsible for paying child ...

    Mar 22, 2013
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Polygamy

    People don't marry each other for sex, they marry each other because they wish to spend the rest of their lives with each other, due to love. For most normal ...

    Mar 21, 2013
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Polygamy

    Guys, life isn't one big college orgy, and polygamy if legal would be much harder to maintain than a lot of you seem to think it would. Financially, it be ...

    Mar 21, 2013
  • Official Polls Re: Battle of the Genres

    Realistic! Or historical. Or sci-fi, if I'm in the mood.

    Mar 6, 2013
  • Lounge, The Re: The First Words You See Describe You

    lazy, toe, insecure. can i go again?

    Mar 5, 2013
  • Lounge, The Re: Digital or Paper?

    Paper is so overrated. Digital gives me adjustable brightness, size, font, color, everything. It's much more portable, especially for transporting large amounts of books. It has a built-in dictionary.

    Mar 5, 2013
  • Lounge, The Re: Authors, Writers, and Poets!

    Franz Kafka showed me that the best writing is the kind that flows straight from our veins. Reading his works is my therapy. He is peerless in the art of ...

    Mar 1, 2013
  • Contests Re: Poetry Prompt Contest (Febuary 23rd deadline)

    hit me up with with some fat words bro.

    Feb 10, 2013
  • Contests Re: Literary Fair -- Submit soon!

    Get me in on this.

    Feb 9, 2013


are we even writers if we never did huge research and used none of it?
— Kay (NovemberCrow)