Assume, for the moment, that cloning becomes the primary method of reproduction, and that all babies are raised by the state in collective homes. In this environment, would sexual desire be a positive or negative?
Would the general population abhor sex, or would it become insanely popular? If the latter. what would religious groups (who, again are ignoring cloning for some reason) say about it? Furthermore, now that marriage is no longer concerned with raising children, would anyone really bother to go through with it? Would romantic ideals fall out of favor among the general populace?
Hypothetical: Sex, Cloning and Evolution
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Hypothetical: Sex, Cloning and Evolution
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You're asking questions which presume that individuals are free to express their desires, but they take place in a scenario in which a repressive government has obviously chosen to tell them they cannot do certain things (like have children naturally). This question contradicts itself; what people do or do not find abhorrent would be a mystery in a society where you obviously aren't allowed to conduct yourself freely.
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What if childbirth was banned due to social taboo, not by an act of government, though?AdmiralKanos wrote:You're asking questions which presume that individuals are free to express their desires, but they take place in a scenario in which a repressive government has obviously chosen to tell them they cannot do certain things (like have children naturally). This question contradicts itself; what people do or do not find abhorrent would be a mystery in a society where you obviously aren't allowed to conduct yourself freely.
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Then the question would answer itself. Obviously, it is considered abhorrent if it not done because of social taboo.fgalkin wrote:What if childbirth was banned due to social taboo, not by an act of government, though?
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Re: Hypothetical: Sex, Cloning and Evolution
Sounds like Brave New World. Sex for fun: Good. Sex for reproduction: Bad.Bob McDob wrote:Assume, for the moment, that cloning becomes the primary method of reproduction, and that all babies are raised by the state in collective homes.