Some man unworthy to be possessor
Of old or new love, himself being false or weak,
Thought his pain and shame would be lesser,
If on womankind he might his anger wreak ;
And thence a law did grow,
One might but one man know ;
But are other creatures so?
Are sun, moon, or stars by law forbidden
To smile where they list, or lend away their light?
Are birds divorced or are they chidden
If they leave their mate, or lie abroad a night?
Beasts do no jointures lose
Though they new lovers choose ;
But we are made worse than those.
Who e'er rigg'd fair ships to lie in harbours,
And not to seek lands, or not to deal with all?
Or built fair houses, set trees, and arbours,
Only to lock up, or else to let them fall?
Good is not good, unless
A thousand it possess,
But doth waste with greediness.
Worldwide, different societies variously encourage, accept or outlaw polygamy. According to the Ethnographic Atlas (1998), of 1,231 societies noted, 588 had frequent polygyny, 453 had occasional polygyny, 186 were monogamous and 4 had polyandry
To answer the original question, yes I believe that a polygamous world would be a better, happier place. And I agree that it should be both polygyny and polyandry. — Prasad
Can a polygamous/polyandrous society provide stable families and safe, healthy children? — T Clark
Provided it is an/the accepted norm. Social (dis) approval heavily influences how people feel about themselves. — Jake Tarragon
Good is not good, unless
A thousand it possess,
But doth waste with greediness. — Anonymys
Some man unworthy to be possessor
Of old or new love, himself being false or weak,
Thought his pain and shame would be lesser,
If on womankind he might his anger wreak ;
And thence a law did grow,
One might but one man know ;
But are other creatures so? — Anonymys
But we are made worse than those. — Anonymys
GO and catch a falling star, Get with child a mandrake root, Tell me where all past hours are, Or who cleft the Devil’s foot; Teach me to hear mermaids singing, Or to keep off envy’s stinging, Or find What wind Serves to advance an honest mind. If thou be’st born to strange sights, Things invisible go see, Ride ten thousand days and nights, Till age snow white hairs on thee. Thou at thy return wilt tell me All strange wonders that befell thee, And swear, Nowhere Lives a woman true and fair. If thou find’st one, let me know, Such a pilgrimage were sweet; [i][b]Yet do not, I would not go Though at next door we should meet. Though she were true when you met her, And last till you write your letter, Yet she Will be False, ere I come, to two or three.[/b][/i]
Do you agree with a polygamous world? — Anonymys
Well thought out and expressed, although I've never liked Robert Heinlein's writing. — T Clark
Isaac Asimov was my main staple in terms of straight-up sci-fi. — javra
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