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On the Lighter Side => New Theories => Topic started by: blue_cristal on 29/09/2007 00:53:41

Title: The Evolutionary Psychology of Human “Nasty” Sexual Behaviour
Post by: blue_cristal on 29/09/2007 00:53:41

There is a video that provides a basic understanding about the biology and evolutionary psychology of human “nasty” sexual behaviour: rape, sexual predation, cheating, gold-digging, etc

( Use the “Pause” button in this video in order to read its text at your own pace. It is a bit speedy )

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Title: The Evolutionary Psychology of Human “Nasty” Sexual Behaviour
Post by: blue_cristal on 30/09/2007 22:28:40

I am a bit surprised that a topic of Evolutionary Psychology was treated with such restriction.

How can science progress if irrational morality ( based on questionable religious dogmas ) obstructs it ?

Title: The Evolutionary Psychology of Human “Nasty” Sexual Behaviour
Post by: another_someone on 30/09/2007 23:23:20

I think the problem is that the way it was phrased was a little sensationalist.

The topic is valid, but the particular way it was approached was a little amateur (and I think in some cases the video was actually factually wrong - this is not to say the underlying message was totally wrong, only that it was sloppy research).

I agree that the topic itself is valid.

The reality is that there is no such thing as unnatural human behaviour - human beings are a product of nature, and all behaviour they undertake is in one way or another natural.

Title: The Evolutionary Psychology of Human “Nasty” Sexual Behaviour
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 02/10/2007 07:56:37

Psychologists never use the words "unnatural" or "nasty" when referring to behaviour. The preferred terms are "abnormal" and "aberrant".