What are peoples views on bigamy?

Answer 1

One can see in nature how the majority of species are Not monogamous. One can clearly see in humans how many partners each have during their lifes. We can call it serial monogamy and in fact many of those are interlapping; making most people not only bigamous but polygamous. The question is really why is it illegal when most societies allow and participate in multiple partners (serial, interlapping and continuous). In order to find the answer one must go back to the origin of marriage and private property as well as the involvement of organized religion. Note that marriage in most places is a contract between three parties. My question to you is why pretend and falsify human nature; then deal with the consequences of such a high incidence of infidelity and divorces; single parent homes and the lie that we all are supposed to grow up and live in a couple's family? When in fact it does take a village to raise a child.