If you’re talking evolution, that argument also applies to women as well. We, as a species, are still alive only because our instinct to pass down our genes. Same with every other form of life.
It should be noted that evolution doesn’t care about individuals, so not only behavior which increases an individuals chances of having children are incentivized. Evolution happens in a population, which is why it is advantageous for a group to have selfless traits.
An evolutionary biologist might argue that all of these are done in the service of being able to have sex:
If you’re talking evolution, that argument also applies to women as well. We, as a species, are still alive only because our instinct to pass down our genes. Same with every other form of life.
Absolutely. I was just responding to OP’s examples which all feature men.
I feel like every time out of academia I hear about evolutionary biology it’s always something turbo sexist.
Are you talking about my comment specifically, or in general?
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It should be noted that evolution doesn’t care about individuals, so not only behavior which increases an individuals chances of having children are incentivized. Evolution happens in a population, which is why it is advantageous for a group to have selfless traits.
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