redewenur wrote:
"(1) The sexual drive."
I think the first part of the problem is stopping the confusion between sex and reproduction. They were essentially the same thing at some point in the past: They are no longer connected. One can have sex without reproduction and reproduction without sex.
"2) Maternal/Paternal instinct"
Which is code for "my DNA makes the decisions and I am just along for the ride." that is precisely the problem. All chemistry ... no sentience.
Thanks Blacknad ... on this issue I would really enjoy being wrong. Alas I expect it will not be heard again for another year or two.
The concept that reproduction is good for the economy is the argument of the retailer. Just as the argument of the man who fishes is that the oceans are infinite. Both are self-serving.
