Many years ago when I was a younger man I had an argument (the friendly sort) with my father over which was a greater driving natural force in human life, survival like eating shelter and safety, or sex mostly for procreation. I was arguing fro procreation and he for survival. He told me that I was till young and ruled by my loins and that when I got to be his age I would change my mind. I am now the age he was when we had that discussion and in over twenty years of thinking about the subject I haven't been able to give survival a lead in the debate, but neither have I been able to dismiss the matter as too unlikely. So I put it to you: Is mankind more driven to eat and survive or fornicate and procreate? I honestly don't know.

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