tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post3324641022935244812..comments2023-10-10T08:02:18.073-04:00Comments on Rationally Speaking: Love drugs and the perils of human enhancement, part IUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-21614887714984055542012-07-24T20:29:19.759-04:002012-07-24T20:29:19.759-04:00You are right to question whether higher divorce r...You are right to question whether higher divorce rates are even a problem. My grandparents' generation of women were expected to stick with their marriage under even the most ridiculous conditions, like extreme alcoholism & verbal abuse, and did so. To the extent that current higher divorce rates reflect their unwillingness to tolerate such things, I'm not so sure the higher rates are a problem. To the extent that they reflect a generally frivolous attitude to marriage... maybe.ianpollockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579140807988796286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-36197760157980629652012-07-24T20:26:06.470-04:002012-07-24T20:26:06.470-04:00Personally, I find the popularity of divorces to b...Personally, I find the popularity of divorces to be a <i>good</i> thing -- perhaps we are realizing the social anachronism that we call 'marriage' ought to be put put to bed.Cian Eamon Marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070168038290681070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-41589423731377533422012-07-24T17:17:36.658-04:002012-07-24T17:17:36.658-04:00Yes, it would make sense, but it would broaden the...Yes, it would make sense, but it would broaden the scope of the post too much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-7110036213897694372012-07-24T16:11:44.095-04:002012-07-24T16:11:44.095-04:00OK, I just thought why people do these things to b...OK, I just thought why people do these things to begin with might offer some perspective as to why they decided to stop doing them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07573847127040276949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-59782434030833039762012-07-24T15:34:45.228-04:002012-07-24T15:34:45.228-04:00No, I don't. The point of this and the next po...No, I don't. The point of this and the next post is to explore the reasonableness of human enhancement as a solution to the "problem" of divorce, not to analyze the pros and cons of marriages and divorces.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-70940200881400729882012-07-24T12:26:46.161-04:002012-07-24T12:26:46.161-04:00Do you plan to balance the reasons that people had...Do you plan to balance the reasons that people had and have to get married with the reasons people had and have to not to? And balance the reasons that marriages require pledges, with reasons why divorces don't?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07573847127040276949noreply@blogger.com