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laconicsax

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15. The way subjects like that are handled also illustrates the divide in evo psych

Reply to mopinko (Reply #12)

Sun May 20, 2012, 09:41 PM

May 2012

It ends up being a difference between:
-Examining rape and violence (not to suggest that one isn't the other) in hominid evolution and discovering possible evolutionary reasons for both.
-Constructing a hypothesis to justify the prevalence of rape and violence as 'only natural.'

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Anyone here familiar with evolutionary psychology? [View all] Tobin S. May 2012 OP

It seems it's possible to evolve Turbineguy May 2012 #1

I guess some of us are more evolved than others Tobin S. May 2012 #3

That's more of a failure in education. Neoma May 2012 #17

I've had many psychological experiences which were primeval in nature. So I can applegrove May 2012 #2

Someone sent me a PM saying that evolutionary psychology does have its critics Tobin S. May 2012 #4

My big issue with Evo-Psych is unfalsifiable "just-so" stories. Odin2005 May 2012 #9

Much of the book I'm reading is speculation Tobin S. May 2012 #10

that book changed the way i saw humans in a very, very large way. mopinko May 2012 #5

I look forward to your response Tobin S. May 2012 #8

Evolutionary psychology has two main groups: laconicsax May 2012 #6

The book I'm reading falls into the first category Tobin S. May 2012 #7

the biggest thing that i walked away with was mopinko May 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Tobin S. May 2012 #13

i think that the idea that rape and war are "natural" is very offensive to some. mopinko May 2012 #12

People can change when they are adults Tobin S. May 2012 #14

The way subjects like that are handled also illustrates the divide in evo psych laconicsax May 2012 #15

Have not read the thread yet, but PufPuf23 May 2012 #16