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Chapter 33

           "Whataboutyourstomach?"

           "MineisasstupidasyoursbutIdon’tletitrulemybrain.IcanatleastseethebeautyofMike’sattempttodeviseanidealhumanethicandapplaudhisrecognitionthatsuchacodemustbefoundedonidealsexualbehavior,eventhoughitcallsforchangesinsexualmoressoradicalastofrightenmostpeopleincludingyou.ForthatIadmirehimIshouldnominatehimforthePhilosophicalSociety.Mostmoralphilosophersconsciouslyorunconsciouslyassumetheessentialcorrectnessofourculturalsexualcodefamily,monogamy,continence,thepostulateofprivacythattroubledyouso,restrictionofintercoursetothemarriagebed,etcetera.Havingstipulatedourculturalcodeasawhole,theyfiddlewithdetailsevensuchpiffleassolemnlydiscussingwhetherornotthefemalebreastisan‘obscene’sight!Butmostlytheydebatehowthehumananimalcanbeinducedorforcedtoobeythiscode,blandlyignoringthehighprobabilitythattheheartachesandtragediestheyseeallaroundthemoriginateinthecodeitselfratherthanfailuretoabidebythecode.

           "NowcomestheManfromMars,looksatthissacrosanctcodeandrejectsitintoto.IdonotgraspexactlywhatMike’ssexualcodeis,butitisclearfromwhatlittleyoutoldmethatitviolatesthelawsofeverymajornationonEarthandwouldoutrage‘right-thinking’peopleofeverymajorfaithandmostagnosticsandatheists,too.

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