QUOTE : -- Myth #5: Monogamy Is Natural, Evolutionarily Determined, Optimal, or Divinely Ordained --<br /><br />It may seem paradoxical to combine evolutionary psychology and religious beliefs in a single section, but these ideas have much in common. Both partake of a mindset that treats contemporary culture as an expression of eternal verities, neglecting the fact that societies vary a great deal, and that modern relationships have little in common with the majority of models that have existed throughout human history.