Sex for Fun?

by hey3g(游子), Sydney, Oct 2006


最新一期的新科学家杂志(New Scientist, 21 Oct 2006)的特别专题是有关人类生殖技术革命的分析报道, 其中一篇文章的标题是: "Sex is for fun, IVF is for children" (注: IVF是人工体外受精的意思).

如同几乎每篇"新科学家"上的专题报道, 这篇文章也是非常有意思. 不过它主要谈的是人工辅助生育的发展现状和前景, 就是标题的后半部分. 对于标题的前半部分则没有怎么提及. 看来也有用招人的标题吸引读者的嫌疑(比如我这样的读者).

其实, Sex for Fun在现实生活中, 似乎如同同居很长时间的情侣, 早就变成了一种"事实(夫妻)"的状态.

不知道动物是否也是追求FUN来HAVE SEX的, 反正, 造物主给予人这么一点额外的特点, 那就是能够通过性来感受到特殊的"快乐". 按道理说, 人吃饱穿暖保证了安全后, 其实没必要在做任何别的什么了. 但这样人类的繁衍就成了问题. 人类必须得有性欲. 于是, 人温饱了就开始想"淫欲"了. 甘愿冒更大的风险, 付出更多的劳动, 为的是满足性欲. 满足之后, 人不得不面对其"副产品", 就是生育和传宗接代.

人如同上钩的鱼, 被性欲钓着, 走上了养育后代的辛苦道路.

然而, 人类是"聪明的". 人总在研究着能让人"吃白食"而又不付出高昂代价的办法. 避孕技术让人了却了这个心愿. 性已经几乎和生育事实上分离. 我猜如果从经济学的角度来看这个现象, 一定能分析出这种现象给社会经济发展带来的巨大"好处"和实惠. 就如同前些年在中国不存在的房地产业, 现在也是中国的支柱行业之一了. 原来"不存在"的单独的"性享受", 现在已经成为和其它任何一种享受(比如食物, 知识, 旅游, 音乐电影, 等等) 并驾齐驱的一种生活内容. 请注意这里"性享受"并不是指狭义的"性产业", 相反, 指的是人类生活的基本"消费/支出内容".

毫无疑问, 现代的人的SEX次数比100年前肯定高出几十倍甚至几百倍, 如同现在的人们消费的肉类, 消费的奢侈品比原来多几百倍一样.

当然, 目前这种改变还是显得"温和渐进"的. 因为, 性和生育仍然保持着不可分割的联系. 几乎所有出生的人, 都是他们的父母在床上激情一番之后的产物. 而且, 一夫一妻的制度仍然是几乎统治全球的制度, 夫妻共同抚养自己的孩子也是绝大多数文化推崇的方式. 所以, 性和人类的生育繁衍, 人类的家庭制度, 还是不可分割的.

然而, 如果IVF, 人工授精生育技术再发展一步, 不远的将来, 人们真的完全不需要性来繁衍后代了. 而且从优生的角度说, 那样更能保障优秀的后代出现, 减少缺陷后代的产生, 增加人类寿命.

所以, 可以预见的是, 不会太久, 性就会进一步变成一种完全独立的"东西". 它和后代,生育将没有任何联系.

性, 是否真会变成人类的免费的午餐?

[MayHappeninBabe]

free lunch? If you count human being as whole, we have to pay higher tax to employ some people (nurses?) to produce and look after our next generation of tax payers. If we consider tax payers are resources for our society, we have duty to produce them. If you don't want to take this duty by yourself, employ someone to do the job for you. Sorry, human has no free lunch, but some individuals may take some's lunch without pay by lunck, while those one who are not lunck enough have to pay. God treat people: fair enough(no free lunch); people treat each other, no fair(some one take other's lunch).

[uh-oh]

找新鲜的egg 不是更好？ ：）

[木兰木兰]

Uh-oh: That's true. This why people come up with the idea (and pracrice) of freezing eggs.

[uh-oh]

谈到性，有一点可能多人不知：精子每天都有新生的，但卵子则不，人多大岁数，卵子也一样多大岁数。并且，卵子数目是一定的。

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IVF has been around for years, plus the relatively new technology to free women's eggs. All these new technology was started with the intention to help ease the increasing pressure modern (working women) are facing (balancing career and fulfilling the duty and dream of motherhood). But biological clock can not be pushed as God has intended this way. IVF and Egg freazing have provided alternatives, but they are relatively new and not a guarantee. Women must decide which one is more important: to be mother or to have fun.
BTW, I did a search in that New Scientist article, but was unable to find it, wondering if you care to post it here......Just a thought, you don't have to. I am curious to read that article.

by Rosanna Hertz

[uh-oh]

倒时我回来看看。

[hey3g]

UH-OH,科学工作者研究课题的时候,是不带感情色彩的.(开个玩笑).
社会的发展是渐进的,慢慢地过度, 很难说那不可能实现.
再说,那时的人更能ENJOY SEX,谁说他们没意思?

[uh-oh]

该文章的意思----将来人或者没什么意思了。

[hey3g]

该文章的意思, 在将来女人仍然需要生育,不过,concept这个过程和性没有关系了.在体外concept,再植入体内.当然现在的技术还很落后, 但如果克服目前的困难,则有不少其它好处,特别是防止疾病基因遗传上.因为,现在的concept纯粹是有点"撞大运"的意思.

至于SEX是否FOR FUN,just look what people are doing right now. It is a simple fact in life, fortunately or unfortunately.

[redtruck]

女人生育后代是上帝天赋女人的礼物! (because人类女始祖，亚当之妻夏娃得罪造物主) Sex for Fun will 得罪造物主again!

[uh-oh]

人工授精生育很痛苦，也危险。

[dueprocess]

Is sex a luxury or a necessity? I prefer to think its the latter, and it doesnt have to do with reproduction alone.

[江南玫]

人工授精生育最容易培育出多胞胎。目前人工授精生育并不能“保障优秀的后代出现, 减少缺陷后代的产生, 增加人类寿命. ”个人还是认为不要违背自然的好。后代是爱情的结晶,父母生命的延续。