Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id PAA01958 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:32:34 +0100 Message-ID: <396B2965.78B96AB3@qssmeds.com> Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:04:21 -0400 From: Lise Maring <Lmaring@qssmeds.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Memes and sexuality References: <Pine.OSF.4.21.0007110839110.2376-100000@koko.umd.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hmmm. Touchy subject here. Possibly it needs to be remembered that for
most 'animals' sexual activity is seasonal whereas for humans (and possibly
most primates?) it is....well, not necessarily so. I have a feeling we
wouldn't get much else done if we didn't repress our 'natural drives' to
some extent and had males constantly fighting over females? Very
disruptive in your average business office.
Just a quiet, in-the-background member of the list who couldn't resist
putting in her two cents worth on this one,
Lise
"Lawrence H. de Bivort" wrote:
> 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.'
>
> - Lawrence
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