I tend to agree on Occam's Razor. "entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem," That is:"entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity."
Marriage is a union, polygamy is an organization. There are more efficient unions to be made in cases of multiple sexual partners which also instill trust. Marriage is intended to be a union based on the absolute. The exclusion of being able to choose one spouse over that of many does not, in my mind, indicate the presence of this definition upon the minds of those in question.
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Date: 2006-06-09 12:06 pm (UTC)"entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem,"
That is:"entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity."
Marriage is a union, polygamy is an organization. There are more efficient unions to be made in cases of multiple sexual partners which also instill trust. Marriage is intended to be a union based on the absolute. The exclusion of being able to choose one spouse over that of many does not, in my mind, indicate the presence of this definition upon the minds of those in question.