Monogamy Versus Cheating

The scene: a Courtroom.

Dramatis Personae: Prosecution, which will seek to show that monogamy is an unnatural state for humans to experience; Defense, which will seek to show that monogamy is required for social stability; the Crowd, which will unthinkingly accept whatever it’s told by purported authority figures; and the Jury which will reach a final verdict.

Act One: Prosecution’s Opening Remarks

Prosecution: “Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, M’lord, and all those watching in the Gallery, my purpose here today is to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that monogamy is an impossible ideal for which the human species is in no way evolved to endure and which in and of itself creates uncountable harms.”

“To support my case I shall be presenting evidence from Biology and Evolutionary Psychology, as well as citing case studies from Behavioral Biology. I shall be using Facts and Reason, which I readily admit are weak creatures compared to the Unthinking Bias, Emotional Manipulation, and Simple-Minded Bluster that I am sure my right honorable colleague the Defense will rely on for the bulk of his argument.”

Defense: “M’lord, I really must object to the Prosecution revealing my strategy before I do.”

Judge: “Objection over-ruled.”