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Re: 'No differences' between children of same-sex and opposite-sex parents
Fascinating. What societies fell shortly after becoming lax in their sexual behavior? Did you get that far?
I do not think that the language "missed" the periods of stricter societal codes and personal ethics at all. It just focused on the fact that we are somewhere in the more liberal space, but by no means exceptionally liberal. The implication being that, what we consider "modern" or "progressive" or the right ethical balance is neither new nor particularly liberal in comparison. Lacking an absolute measure it might even be bad by destabilizing out societal basis. I once read a treatise by Huxley on that, where he believes that history shows a certain tendency for societies to fall after a short while following their becoming lax on sexual (and other) behavior. I never checked it out, but Huxley said he had. And He was something of a libertine, it is said.
Fascinating. What societies fell shortly after becoming lax in their sexual behavior? Did you get that far?