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Hi Carrie,
I understand you completely and “tend” to agree too. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
However, please allow me to explain the evolutionary function of pleasure in a most scientific way (no gutters).
Firstly, it would be interesting to know that orgasmic pleasure is in fact a mild sensation of pain associated with muscular tissue spasm. It is the brain that was instinctively encoded to translate that specific form of pain as pleasure. Not all species feel pleasure at all, on the contrary, many would feel mere pain but it begins before copulation and it is copulation that would relief the species from that stress and pain. Nature has many ways to ensure survival, but pleasure has a rather extended function.
Human neonates are extremely vulnerable and demand parental care for quite a longer time than most other species. Complete independence of our species’ individuals takes about 20 years and evolution has included the safeguards to ensure parental caring for such a long time. You may wish to read “The Naked Ape” by Desmond Morris”. The function of pleasure is to ensure that the father and the mother are being rewarded for staying together and caring for the offspring.

With genetic revolutionary practices and in-vitro cloning humans may become a genderless species and lose the pleasure and the pain altogether. Not a big deal.

I find the ultimate pleasure in reading books, listening to music and playing with cats. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
I also find great pleasure in supporting my friends and I refrain from telling you about the pleasure I get from what I would do to my enemies. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

Finally, I wish to keep your hope and not take it away, because although severe pleasure is also pain, there is the pleasure of tasting good food and smelling nice perfumes and touching soft skin. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Senses may enjoy softer pleasures and more sophisticated excitement.
How can I forget the visual pleasure of admiring fabulous paintings or playing a fabulous game such as <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/question.gif" alt="" />

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