Milesnmiles -> RE: Consent (11/23/2017 10:11:00 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Milesnmiles In a discussion about Weinstein in the Dungeon of Political and Religious Discussion (Where Have All the SJWs Gone?), the topic of consent came up and I thought it would make a good thread on its own but felt it belonged in General BDSM Discussion rather than the Dungeon of Political and Religious Discussion. First a disclaimer, I believe in consent and I'm not an evolutionist but since it seems most here are evolutionists, I will open from an evolutionist stand point. Evolution says mankind has been here for millions of years and so it would seem consent and gender equality are relatively new concepts and so it begs the question are they things that mankind has evolved and if not then has mankind had a chance to evolve in response to them? Or are these just concepts laid in a thin veneer over deep set evolutionary programming we have received over billions of years of evolution? First... you say that you are not an "evolutionist" ( never heard that term before. Is it like "gravitationist?) ... Here you go: ev·o·lu·tion·ist [ˌevəˈlo͞oSHənəst] NOUN a person who believes in the theories of evolution and natural selection. ADJECTIVE of or relating to the theories of evolution and natural selection: "an evolutionist model" Thanks... I think I'm going to go with WhoreMods' definition. That sounds about right for you, go with WhoreMods' made-up definition rather a generally accepted dictionary definition. quote:
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ORIGINAL: Bhruic but then you clearly go on based on a "survival of the fittest" type mentality based on the animal world, as if it would have some relevance to modern human interactions. Of course, as someone else pointed out, mankind has not been here for millions of years, so in that sense I believe that you are not an "evolutionist". I was not trying to give the exact amount of time mankind kind has been on the Earth, just indicate that it was a fairly long time. Even evolutionists disagree on how long that is but if it bothers you, here is what is generally accepted at this time: Modern humans, defined as the species Homo sapiens or specifically to the single extant subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens, proceeded to colonize all the continents and larger islands, arriving in Eurasia 125,000–60,000 years ago, Australia around 40,000 years ago, the Americas around 15,000 years ago, and remote islands such as Hawaii, Easter Island, Madagascar, and New Zealand between the years 300 and 1280. Not an exact amount, nor even remotely close. Maybe do your Googling before posting? As I said I was not trying to give a documentary on evolution, I was using hyperbole to make a point. But then you probably don’t know what hyperbole is either, look it up. quote:
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ORIGINAL: Bhruic Second... the concept of consent is fundamental to humanity. Consent is rooted in the individual awareness that one does not want to have done to one, by another, what one does not want done. The idea that we would not like things done to us unless we consented to them is not a modern idea. The social contract around consent, and the methods we use to negotiate it is a social evolution... but it is an evolution of social practice around a fundamental human concept. And just how would you know how mankind felt about consent 125,000 years ago or even if they had a concept of consent? The same way I know mankind slept when they got tired 125,000 years ago, and liked warmth, and got hungry... it's fundamental to the human condition. Yeah right, you don’t even realize you are making assumptions that you have no proof of and are trying to trick others into believing they’re fact. quote:
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ORIGINAL: Bhruic In a sense, even the animal world has a concept of consent, but lacking the human intellect, they are limited to negotiating consent only with violence. Again, just how would you know if animals have a concept of consent? Because when they want you to pet them, they let you, and when they don't want you to pet them, they bite you... these are fundamental expressions of consent and non consent. What? Flowers turn and follow the sun all day long, are you assuming they “want” to do so, as well? You ever hear of the word Anthropomorphism? Perhaps you should look it up.
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