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In response to "He did sound calm, I just think the procreation argument falls completely flat if it's thought out for even a brief moment." by Max

The most convincing rebuttal is simply to imagine why we "allow" retirees to marry.

Posted by mara Mar 26 '13, 14:01

Aren't we happy for them? Don't we value love in and of itself? Don't we say, "Who are we to tell them they can't"?

Or imagine a presumably fertile 35-year-old woman with no children, wanting to marry a man who's had a vascectomy. Isn't every reasonable person's initial impulse simply to say, "Well, what business is it of mine"?

It's obvious we don't really think marriage is about procreation. People just want to pretend we do.

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- what? -- nm - Andie Mar 26, 14:14 2
  - Translation: He might not be sterile. Presumably the old lady is, but screwing *her* keeps him from having unwanted children. -- nm - mara Mar 26, 14:22
  - or in other words: wut? -- nm - Max Mar 26, 14:15

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The most convincing rebuttal is simply to imagine *why* we "allow" retirees to marry.

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The most convincing rebuttal is simply to imagine why we "allow" retirees to marry.