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From: robison@eosp1.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Only a few nuts rape?
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Date: Tue, 11-Dec-84 12:25:53 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 11 12:25:53 1984
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Reply-To: robison@eosp1.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison)
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In article <10163@watmath.UUCP> version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site eosp1.UUCP version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watmath.UUCP eosp1!fisher!astrovax!princeton!allegra!ulysses!burl!clyde!watmath!saquigley saquigley@watmath.UUCP (Sophie Quigley) writes:
>> 
>> >> In our society this is not the case.  It never has been.  Why?
>> >> 
>> >> Sometimes I think that it is built in genetically.  It might have value
>> >> from an evolutionary viewpoint.
>> >
>> >Bullsh*t, I hope. Genetically? That assumption removes blame from each
>> >and every one of us, whether we're offenders or not. I don't believe
>> >it. I hope it isn't true. How could it possibly have had value in our
>> >dim beginnings?

I'd like to remind everyone that: anybody who feels that human
beings should be routinely allowed to follow their genetic
proclivities must, to be consistent, encourage everyone to
dispense with toilet training.  This is one of the strongest
examples of society agreeing that, even at great emotional cost
to the individual, we should impose civilized behaviour on top of
our genetic inclinations.

Logically there is no middle ground here.  You either believe:

   (a) It is natural and acceptable to follow genetic proclivities, or

   (b) Society rightfully decides in each case whether to suppress
       geentic inclinations.

If (as I believe) the latter is true, than identifying genetic
inclinations is IRRELEVANT to determining whether behaviour is
acceptable.

  - Toby Robison (not Robinson!)
  {allegra, decvax!ittvax, fisher, princeton}!eosp1!robison