Thank you for the nod. I have, of course, highlighted your very interesting post about the gaining acceptance of polyamory in a post on my blog. I hope it brings readers to your very thoughtful and intelligent site.

Thanks, Tom. I’m looking forward to seeing that post on your blog. For what it’s worth, I think you made a good point that needed making. Social stereotypes are like every other in that there is at least a kernel of truth in them somewhere, even while being contradictory. Who ever said cultural values are communicated without any mixed signals, anyway?

“Here, see $current-situation! Now make up a plausible-sounding biological/evolutionary explanation for it! Now we have proved that $current-situation is inevitable!”

Total rubbish. Of course our biology (genetics, what you will) has an impact on our actions, behaviour, and mental state. But that impact is almost entirely mediated by culture.