This house would legalise polygamy.

Rebuttals:"Polygamy makes having a family less of a strain." PRO's whole arguments behind this assertion have been build based on assumptions that are far from pragmatic.It is highly unlikely that the multiple families that would result from a polygamic marriage would want to live together.This can be shown with a simple demostration. Let's assume 'X' is a male and 'Y1','Y2' two females.Quite evidently the love and concern these two females will have for the male would,presuming normal conditions, surpass similar feelings ,if any, between them.Consequently, in the long run this would ensue in competetion between these two females to establish themselves as the most dearest to the male emotionally and physically.Thus, these two females would be fueled with envy and covetousness against each other. This will only sequent in a situation quite contrary to what PRO has claimed. "Creating stable, long-lasting relationships." I request PRO to substantiate this claim as it seems extremely counter-intuitive.Polygamy leads to prioritizing relationships. One may find a partner more appealing than the other over time and this will lead to, less time and resource investments made to the 'other' relationships thus, evidently fueling hatred and rivalry. "People should have freedom of choice" This argument can be refuted using my argument on how polygamy would create un-married men.I reiterate, polygamy leaves 40% of total men population un-married.Thus, we are inevitably taking away the opportunity for these people to get married or have relationships by legalizing polygamy. "The law should..freedom of choice." If that is so then drug dealing should also be legalized since both the drug dealer and the consumer consent to the transaction.See the emphasis is not on consent but on consequences.There is an eminent possibility of people abusing drug use and hence cause problems in society to arise like increase in murders, rapes, accidents, overdoses etc.Likewise, polygamy has a plethora of problems which I've already mentioned about that can impact the society and the relationship itself in a negative way.Also marriage brings with it 1138 federal benefits[1].These can be exploited by parties involved in a polygamic marriage affecting others involved in the marriage or the society itself as a whole. " some...freedom of religion." Some religions also promote child marriage[2] and sathi(burning of widows)[3] so going by your argument they should be legalized too?. Religious practices and teachings are meant to elevate the quality of well-being of oneself and the society.As such, some of these practices or beliefs,as presented above, may not be appropriate for our current modern society. These should be identified and forestalled,not blindly be followed. Counter rebuttals: PRO has made an evasive case where he has taken convenient select scenerios to suit his purpose; this is clearly seen in his argument where he states"but.."indecisiveness" issue as well." In his attempt to manifest his claims on indecisiveness he has suitably assumed the following a) Both the parties involved love you to such an extent that they are willing to ignore the fact of you sharing the same love with an other person,unlikely but not impossible I guess. b) The love happens at the same time. c) Only two lovers are involved.Now I will try to rebut this by offering a counter-scenario and also negating PRO's said scenario. Counter-Scenario: A man(let's say wealthy) falls in love with a woman and decides to marry her.After a decade of marriage, with all the initial intense, physical and emotional attraction he had for the woman lost, he falls in love with a second woman who he marries as well.Now this destroys any possibility of indecisiveness, blatantly the guy would prioritize the newly formed relationship over the old one.And also there is nothing stopping wealthy and powerful men from marrying more wives since, as PRO has established for me, there is no 'societal constraints'. Now moving on to PRO's example let two people love you enough to not mind the problem of you loving them both at the same time.But this as I've already proved is momentaneous. A marriage is not something that is going to last a few weeks. In the long run, quite probably by some incidents or circumstances, either you will end up weighing one relationship over the other or either of them would start to believe that you do so.This will set the tune for the appearance of ego and hatred in the minds and hearts of people in the family which will eventually,as I've already stated, lead to disharmony and discord in the relationship. "IF MARRIAGE CIVILIZES MEN...more wives he has" The emphasis was on UN-married men that would consequent from polygamy.I request PRO to please read and understand the contention properly before rebutting it. Over to you, PRO.Sources: 1: http://is.gd... 2: http://is.gd... 3: http://is.gd...