That's the thing, there's so much about the brain (which is one of the main things that deals with the balance of hormones) that we don't know.  Maybe our lifestyles have altered how we 'naturally' are.

I was reading around about a few monogamous species.  Studies showed that the hormones released in the brain is the main reason why these animals are monogamous.  However, they will fight away, or stick to the same person, for life.  Humans aren't exactly like that.  So it makes me question if it's purely natural, just because it varies from person to person.

I mean, of course there are always exceptions, but in this day and age, EVERYONE is completely different in terms of how they view relationships and sex.  I know there are clearly differences between the two genders, and again, it's most likely the hormonal differences... but I don't know if there's actually THAT large of a difference innately.

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Quote: from pumpkin475 at 1:17 am on Aug. 15, 2008i'm just speaking in terms of sexual urges and such, not all instincts. but natural urges are pretty easy to know what they are by instinct from scientist's years of studying and such and studying their discoveries about the human mind and such. i wish i knew how to come across an exact study on it for u on the internet but i studied this in school lol. i dunno. there are just so many different theories

That's the thing, there's so much about the brain (which is one of the main things that deals with the balance of hormones) that we don't know. Maybe our lifestyles have altered how we 'naturally' are.

I was reading around about a few monogamous species. Studies showed that the hormones released in the brain is the main reason why these animals are monogamous. However, they will fight away, or stick to the same person, for life. Humans aren't exactly like that. So it makes me question if it's purely natural, just because it varies from person to person.

I mean, of course there are always exceptions, but in this day and age, EVERYONE is completely different in terms of how they view relationships and sex. I know there are clearly differences between the two genders, and again, it's most likely the hormonal differences... but I don't know if there's actually THAT large of a difference innately.

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Well, from a biological standpoint, the man would try to impregnate as many women as possible in order to pass on his genes, while the woman would only need one man in order to pass on her own.

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so the fact that men and women have such different emotional aspects cause there to be more conflict and therefore nature makes no sense

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Quote: from Alabamarama at 5:29 am on Sep. 7, 2008

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Well, from a biological standpoint, the man would try to impregnate as many women as possible in order to pass on his genes, while the woman would only need one man in order to pass on her own.

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yes but i'm talking about the fact that with humans, emotions come into play. and this can slow down the reproduction process.

so the fact that men and women have such different emotional aspects cause there to be more conflict and therefore nature makes no sense

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Except it does, just not in our society because we put so much stock into monogamy. A woman, only needing one man to pass on her genes at a time, tries to attach to that man in order to get protection and sustenance for herself and her child. The man, who can pass on his genes a thousand times in a month if he likes, has no reason to attach to one woman. I don't really know about the rest of the world, but in the US at least there is a lot of support for people being with one person at a time, and trying to build up a life apart from the natural.

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Quote: from pumpkin475 at 3:59 pm on Sep. 9, 2008

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Quote: from Alabamarama at 5:29 am on Sep. 7, 2008

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Well, from a biological standpoint, the man would try to impregnate as many women as possible in order to pass on his genes, while the woman would only need one man in order to pass on her own.

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yes but i'm talking about the fact that with humans, emotions come into play. and this can slow down the reproduction process.  

 so the fact that men and women have such different emotional aspects cause there to be more conflict and therefore nature makes no sense

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Except it does, just not in our society because we put so much stock into monogamy. A woman, only needing one man to pass on her genes at a time, tries to attach to that man in order to get protection and sustenance for herself and her child. The man, who can pass on his genes a thousand times in a month if he likes, has no reason to attach to one woman. I don't really know about the rest of the world, but in the US at least there is a lot of support for people being with one person at a time, and trying to build up a life apart from the natural.

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it's humans who are different. and our emotions and stuff cause complications in the reproduction cycle

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