Re: Were any of you aware of the Santorum google thing

> >Sure, if we look at marriage as a sort of "anything goes", whatever 
> >an individual wants to do, without considering societal ramifications.
> Have we proven polygamy has negative societal ramifications?  My gut 
> reaction is that is problematic... but should laws be based in "gut 
> reactions"?
>

Not yours. ;)

Look up polygamy and the "problematic" aspects of it regarding women and
children.

***obviously.  And you ignore the theoretical positives why?


> >I think there is a reason western civilization moved beyond it.
> Besides religious reasons... this is?


I think one of the reasons western civilization has succeeded is the family
unit of a married couple and their children. Anything divergent from that
and you're asking for trouble. This has been confirmed by studies regarding
divorces, mothers with live-in boyfriends, single mothers -- all of these
have a negative effect on children and, by extension, society.

**I tend to agree.  However since we do not study plural marriages we really
cannot say how they fare can we?  And also as I noted, not all traditional
marriages are successful.  In all cases the maturity of the people have a
lot to do with it.




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