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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
Polygamy works much like communism. In theory....it is all fine and dandy....who cares.
In practice....polygamy is nothing more than another form of control, and in this case it is the mans control over the women and children. That is bad for society.
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You mean every other species besides human's who practise polygamy?
Read Guns, Germs and Steel. Polygamy was commonly practised in hunter/gatherers, but faded to monogomy when society moved towards agriculture.