Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site uscvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!oliveb!hplabs!sdcrdcf!uscvax!kurtzman From: kurtzman@uscvax.UUCP (Stephen Kurtzman) Newsgroups: net.abortion Subject: Re: Something NEW... Message-ID: <154@uscvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 15:36:23 EST Article-I.D.: uscvax.154 Posted: Mon Oct 28 15:36:23 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Nov-85 01:54:54 EST References: <5986@cbscc.UUCP> <5@uscvax.UUCP> <6032@cbscc.UUCP> Reply-To: kurtzman@usc-cse.UUCP (Stephen Kurtzman) Distribution: net Organization: CS&CE Depts, U.S.C., Los Angeles, CA Lines: 16 Summary: In article <679@ccice2.UUCP> pwk@ccice2.UUCP (Paul W. Karber) writes: > >Was love invented in the 20th century or something? >Maybe I'm too optimistic but I find it hard to believe >that the primary reason men outlawed rape was to protect >their pocketbook, their "merchandise", not to protect >their families. > >siesmo!rochester!ccice5!ccice2!pwk Love as a basis for marriage is pretty much a modern concept. In non-industrial societies it appears that arranged marriages are the norm. They certainly were the norm in this country a couple hundred years ago. I agree that in our perspective it seems like a terrible system, but that can't change the facts. You are too optimistic.