We do not just share DNA with animals, we were more animalistic in our previous forms.
Example: Astrolopithicus man (sorry for the spelling).
This blows the whole made in our maker's image creation myth....unless you are saying the creator looks like an APE!
And marriage as a "contract" is stricly society made (whatever they choose to call it)....I don't even thin its necessary....the fact is, humans are hardwired for it....we are not like other animals because we have no mating season....we are monogamus by nature and formed lifetime pair bonds from the time of cavemen....so if you think marriage contracts is the only thing separating us from animals then you are mistaken....they cannot control when and with whom they mate....their drives are overwhelming....humans, while do feel urges, are not constrained or ruled by them....we have no maiting season...we CHOOSE when and with whom!
So to sum it up....marriage is not really necessary....we as human love to structure our societies and did the same thing with this institution. We did it before religion, and we will be doing it after religion I suspect too.
Perfection does not exist. The question therefore, is: what level of imperfection are we willing to settle for?
We do not just share DNA with animals, we were more animalistic in our previous forms.
Example: Astrolopithicus man (sorry for the spelling).
This blows the whole made in our maker's image creation myth....unless you are saying the creator looks like an APE!
And marriage as a "contract" is stricly society made (whatever they choose to call it)....I don't even thin its necessary....the fact is, humans are hardwired for it....we are not like other animals because we have no mating season....we are monogamus by nature and formed lifetime pair bonds from the time of cavemen....so if you think marriage contracts is the only thing separating us from animals then you are mistaken....they cannot control when and with whom they mate....their drives are overwhelming....humans, while do feel urges, are not constrained or ruled by them....we have no maiting season...we CHOOSE when and with whom!
So to sum it up....marriage is not really necessary....we as human love to structure our societies and did the same thing with this institution. We did it before religion, and we will be doing it after religion I suspect too.
Perfection does not exist. The question therefore, is: what level of imperfection are we willing to settle for?