You're Gonna Be Brutally Molested By 16 Autistic Clowns

Introduction

I was talking with my employer yesterday evening. For reasons you don’t need to know, the topic shifted into the issue of older men harassing boys (and likely girls too, though they can’t speak about it openly). My employer’s Conclusion? “These older men are sex deprived. That’s why Islam allows 4 wives because men’s sexual desire lasts longer than women’s. Men keep wanting sex till 60s or 70s, while women usually fade out after 40 because of menopause.” Yes. That is the kind of casual coffee conversation I have with my boss.

The Argument and Its Problems

He wasn’t saying “polygamy prevents harrasment outright”. His point was more like men’s desire supposedly outlasts women’s, so Islam wisely allows four wives and by extension, also explains why some older men end up frustrated.

Even then the logic collapses fast:

1. Menopause != death of desire. Its a biological shift, not an off-switch. Plenty of women stay sexually active well beyond 40.
2. Men’s libido also declines with age: testesterone drops, erectile problems (real). etc. The flame doesnt exactly roar forever.
3. Even if men’s desire did last longer, why exactly 4 wives? Why not 2? or 6? Or unlimited? Why not just remarriage after divorce?
4. Linking harrasment to “lack of wives” is absurd. Abuse isnt fixed by assigning the abuser with partners. Thats like saying robbery is solved by giving thieves a stipend.

This is classic ad hoc rationalization: start with a religious rule, then bolt on some modern biology to make it sound timeless and rational and divine knowledge.

This kind of logic is common. People do it all the time. Take an old rule, then squeeze modern science or social issues into it until it looks “divine”. It gives an illusion of wisdom, but it’s really just mental gymnastics.

Why It Matters: Because it shows how beliefs are defended, not discovered. These explanations dont spring from evidence. They are manufactured to protect tradition. That’s why you keep hearing the evergreen line “Hamari kitaab me toh yeh hazaron saal pehle likha tha.”