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82:3.1 [[Marriage]] is the [[institutional]] [[response]] of the [[social]] [[organism]] to the ever-present [[biologic]] [[tension]] of man's unremitting urge to [[reproduction]]—self-propagation. [[Mating]] is [[universally]] [[natural]], and as [[society]] evolved from the [[simple]] to the [[complex]], there was a [[corresponding]] evolution of the [[mating]] [[mores]], the [[genesis]] of the marital institution. Wherever [[social]] [[evolution]] has progressed to the [[stage]] at which mores are generated, [[marriage]] will be found as an [[evolving]] [[institution]].

82:3.1 [[Marriage]] is the [[institutional]] [[response]] of the [[social]] [[organism]] to the ever-present [[biologic]] [[tension]] of man's unremitting urge to [[reproduction]]—self-propagation. [[Mating]] is [[universally]] [[natural]], and as [[society]] evolved from the [[simple]] to the [[complex]], there was a [[corresponding]] evolution of the [[mating]] [[mores]], the [[genesis]] of the marital institution. Wherever [[social]] [[evolution]] has progressed to the [[stage]] at which mores are generated, [[marriage]] will be found as an [[evolving]] [[institution]].

82:3.2 There always have been and always will be two distinct realms of [[marriage]]: the [[mores]], the [[laws]] regulating the external aspects of [[mating]], and the otherwise [[secret]] and [[personal]] relations of [[men]] and [[women]]. Always has the [[individual]] been rebellious against the [[sex]] regulations imposed by [[society]]; and this is the reason for this agelong [[sex]] [[problem]]: Self-maintenance is [[individual]] but is carried on by the [[group]]; self-perpetuation is [[social]] but is secured by [[individual]] impulse.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_69#69:1._BASIC_HUMAN_INSTITUTIONS]

82:3.2 There always have been and always will be two distinct realms of [[marriage]]: the [[mores]], the [[laws]] regulating the external aspects of [[mating]], and the otherwise [[secret]] and [[personal]] relations of [[men]] and [[women]]. Always has the [[individual]] been rebellious against the [[sex]] regulations imposed by [[society]]; and this is the reason for this agelong [[sex]] [[problem]]: Self-maintenance is [[individual]] but is carried on by the [[group]]; self-perpetuation is [[social]] but is secured by [[individual]] impulse.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_69#69:1._BASIC_HUMAN_INSTITUTIONS]

82:3.3 The [[mores]], when respected, have ample [[power]] to restrain and [[control]] the [[sex]] urge, as has been shown among all races. [[Marriage]] [[standards]] have always been a true indicator of the current [[power]] of the [[mores]] and the functional [[integrity]] of the civil [[government]]. But the early [[sex]] and [[mating]] mores were a mass of inconsistent and crude regulations. [[Parents]], [[children]], relatives, and [[society]] all had [[conflict]]ing interests in the [[marriage]] regulations. But in spite of all this, those races which exalted and practiced marriage naturally evolved to higher [[levels]] and [[survived]] in increased numbers.

82:3.3 The [[mores]], when respected, have ample [[power]] to restrain and [[control]] the [[sex]] urge, as has been shown among all races. [[Marriage]] [[standards]] have always been a true indicator of the current [[power]] of the [[mores]] and the functional [[integrity]] of the civil [[government]]. But the early [[sex]] and [[mating]] mores were a mass of inconsistent and crude regulations. [[Parents]], [[children]], relatives, and [[society]] all had [[conflict]]ing interests in the [[marriage]] regulations. But in spite of all this, those races which exalted and practiced marriage naturally evolved to higher [[levels]] and [[survived]] in increased numbers.

82:3.15 These [[primitive]] trial marriages were entirely free from all semblance of [[license]]; they were simply [[sincere]] tests of [[fecundity]]. The contracting [[individuals]] married permanently just as soon as [[fertility]] was [[established]]. When [[modern]] couples marry with the [[thought]] of convenient [[divorce]] in the background of their [[minds]] if they are not wholly pleased with their married life, they are in [[reality]] entering upon a form of trial marriage and one that is far beneath the [[status]] of the [[honest]] [[adventures]] of their less civilized [[ancestors]].

82:3.15 These [[primitive]] trial marriages were entirely free from all semblance of [[license]]; they were simply [[sincere]] tests of [[fecundity]]. The contracting [[individuals]] married permanently just as soon as [[fertility]] was [[established]]. When [[modern]] couples marry with the [[thought]] of convenient [[divorce]] in the background of their [[minds]] if they are not wholly pleased with their married life, they are in [[reality]] entering upon a form of trial marriage and one that is far beneath the [[status]] of the [[honest]] [[adventures]] of their less civilized [[ancestors]].

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[[Category:Paper 82 - The Evolution of Marriage]]

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