Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id PAA02001 (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 15:36:08 +0100 Message-ID: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745912@inchna.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: Memes and sexuality Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:34:01 +0100 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Very incisive point, Lise, thanks.
Vincent
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> From: Lise Maring
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 3:04 pm
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> Subject: Re: Memes and sexuality
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> 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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