Let’s take a wild walk into history.
The first humans lived in matriarchal societies. Humans didn’t recognize any bond but that with their mothers—she knew her babies and her babies knew her. During that time of our history, incest was a widespread practice. We didn’t recognize family ties. Only mothers were off limits.
As we do with most things, we organized. We built societies and communities. Fatherhood was recognized. And with that recognition, we produced new rules and boundaries, mainly family related.
As time went on, we transitioned into patriarchal societies, which produced more rules governing family units and their sexual behaviors. It was no longer acceptable for aunts to mate with their nephews, or fathers with their daughters, and so on.
Evolution!
Rules and laws evolved as much as we did as humans. However, we remain true to a tricky part of the process, loopholes.
If it weren’t for those who abuse loopholes, we wouldn’t have certain discussions that led to our evolutionary leaps as a race. On the other hand, it doesn’t generate a trusting environment for the collective. They are a double-edged sword.
What if way of thinking
Going back to family ties and rules, we all know that cheating is wrong. Most societies and people condemn cheating in all its forms; however, it is a prominent part of our lives.
And it is because of those loopholes we create for ourselves. We find ways to exempt ourselves from those rules. We go beyond to create enough holes to fit us; we take the parts that serve us while discarding the rest.
As a race, we have been digging and covering loopholes ever since Adam and Eve ate from the tree. Yet, I do worry that the modern human has been doing a lot more digging than anything else.
