Neal StephensonSupposing that originally there was nothing but one creator, how could ordinary binary sexual relations come into being?
About This Quote
Anyone who has ever tried to understand how sex works knows that the existence of two sex organs is not an accident. This quote makes reference to the fact that there must have been a first time for everything that has happened since then. If there was nothing but one creator, then it should be possible to imagine that this creator might have made only one body or only one sex organ. But, one creator cannot create two sex organs because it would need two bodies for them to work together.
This simple fact is the first step in understanding why sexual relations need to involve both a man and a woman. Put simply, there are no other options.
Source: Snow Crash
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