2011-03-02, 03:42 AM
Words Wrote:Wrong, or at least to some extent.
To us and our society it's wrong because of what we learned in the bible/other religions books/rules. There's nothing that would stop us from polygamy other than moral doubts. However, in some 3rd world countries that have strong religious influences there are legal ways to avoid the prohibitions and punishments that were set to polygamy.
Why did I say wrong? Because it's not really nasty, unnatural or anything. Many tribes in Africa must start this way and the explanation is rather simple: one african guy and one african girl might have 10 kids in 10 years, maybe less. One african guy with 10 african girls after 10 years= a lot of babies. It's useful, it's healthy and it's good.
I think in most cases, in western socities that allow it, it's ok: as long as everything and everyone involved in it feels alright.
I think that other socities that have different but "right" reasons to do so are free to do so.
Also, I don't get opinions of it beign unnatural, wrong and whatnot. Eventhough they're different, I think the same moral dilema (or whatever you want to call it) should appear in recent exagerated promiscuity and _______. To me it's just having double standards: it's wrong if you have more than one wife but it's ok if you have sex with tons of different women. To some (maybe most) getting laid as much as possible is a goal in life...
~Will edit later. I can't remember what I was going to write in that last paragraph.
African beliefs and traditions are different from ours. They way you used African's as an example makes it seem like that t;she route they resorted to populate. I think it's rather selfish of people who believe in this. Especially I feel bad for the kids. Have you ever seen "John and kate plus 8".How hard it is to deal with 8 kids plan one on one parent trips for the kids. Now it would be extremely harder if John had 3 other wives and 10 other kids. I didn't reply to this thread out of religious beliefs, if your deeply in love with someone there no way in hell you would be ok with them having sex and raising a family with someone other than you.