Re: Memes and sexuality

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Tue Jul 11 2000 - 14:50:08 BST

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    On 07/11/00 08:41, Lawrence H. de Bivort said this-

    >I wonder if the repression of overt sexuality among humans comes to a
    >certain extent from a desire to put some distance between ourselves and
    >'mere' animals, to prove to ourselves that we are not 'animals.'

    There's a popular song I've heard recently (I don't know the title) that
    has the following lyric, (more or less...)-

    "Let's do what they do on the Discovery Channel...."

    - Wade

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