Is it unnatural to be monogomous?

[Tom_Son]

I tend to agree with Afterburner, we are all natural beings and therefor everything we do must be natural in some way, phisical and mental anomalys are just as normal since nature isn't perfect in it's own ex: albinos.
The great thing about being human is that we are free in our descisions and are not limited to instict but have somewhat of a free will.
So monogamous or not I believe the choice is completely personal.

[Roaming East]

Its all about social standing. The fact that women have for almost the entirety of human kinds development, occupied the lowest social branch (virtually NO opportunities or privileges, couldnt own land, jobs, or do much of anything) necessitated marriage as a way to keep the primary child bearers alive to raise offspring. Hence why monogamy was more prevalent. Now that women are not limited by societal belief, your finding a lot more instances of non-monogamous relationships.
Theres no longer any advantage to being in a marriage contract...except maybe economic. Thats also evidence by the fact that the more wealth you have, the more likely you are to NOT be married...at least to one individual.

[Bs|Archaon]

Originally Posted by adelphospro

Well Adam and Eve didn't really have anything to do with it until WAY later, in fact many people in the Old Testament had more than one wife.

True, however Christianity didn't exist in the Old Testament, so using it as an ethical measurement that far back doesn't work.

[thejadefalcon]

Theres no longer any advantage to being in a marriage contract...except maybe economic.

It proves commitment. The religious side of it has almost completely died out now (although, given human nature, it'll likely pop up again some time in the future), but marriage shows that you want to stay with your partner for as long as you live. It doesn't always work, but the meaning is there at first. Marriage will last forever, not suddenly vanish like the governments are panicking about.

... however Christianity didn't exist in the Old Testament...

Technically, the OT is a load of crap. Noah lived for 950 years? Bite me. God created a perfect little garden and then randomly dumped a load of fossils in it? Screw that. Let's not forget the massive personality shift from totally psychotic to love and peace. *is smited* :lol: