19.03.2010, 18:22
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| Re: what is marriage? and when one can consider it failed?
| Quote: | |  | | | What a strange post. At the same time, you try to cover all your bases by admitting the moral relativism of it all in the end, but then you come to a conclusion that, while not completely unfounded, is extremely reductive and you admit yourself will get you groans.
And pardon my skepticism, but your mumbo jumbo about the origins of marriage is mostly pulled out of your rear. The history of marriage is complicated and rooted in many different cultures. There's just as much as evidence that the purpose of the marriage ritual was for men to be able to pass on their name. Your final conclusion can't help but come across as a personal judgement call.
Would you say something similar about women themselves? Their bodies are seemingly designed for child-rearing. Would you consider a woman who never gave birth to a child (and was physically capable) a failure as a woman? | | | | | You're pardoned.
Yes.
Any more questions?
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