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Why Do Men ‘Go Down’ On Women?
Most men love to go down on women to whom they are attracted because the female vulva inspires their desire—their lust. Female genitalia are attractive to most heterosexual men. Very few things in nature can attract and captivate a man more than a...
Political Divide – Part 6: “Moral” Communication – The Way Forward
Out beyond ideas of rightdoing and wrongdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.~ Rumi Introduction In these last six posts, I have connected dots from evolutionary psychology and mate selection science to politics (both ancient and current),...
Political Divide Part 5: The Challenge of E Pluribus Unum – “Out of Many, One”
A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic. ~ James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) In This Post (Strands of Rope) Jonathan Haidt’s constructive criticism of Democrats Challenges and miracle of e pluribus unum – “out of many, one”...
Our Political Divide – Part 4: Moral Foundations – A Path to Understanding
Liberals want dogs that are gentle and relate to owners as equals; conservatives want dogs that are loyal and obedient. ~ Jonathan Haidt and Jesse Graham (study) In previous posts, I identified differences between liberals and conservatives on...
Political Divide – Part 3: Review and Introduction to Moral Foundations
I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, not to hate them, but to understand them ~ Baruch Spinoza, Tractatus Politicus, 1676 Below is a summary/review of key ideas from Parts 1 and 2 of this series that come (mostly) from...
Root of Our Political Divide – Part 2: Post-Trump Authoritarianism
Trump’s appeal resides on the primordial plains of Africa, where human leadership preferences were formed by the brutalities of daily living. ~ Hector Garcia As part of a post-mortem on the presidential election, I will turn my attention to the...
Evolutionary Science and Our Political Divide: The Root of It – Part 1
Male competition for mates and sex differences are first cause in human political affairs. Since the advent of agriculture in human societies, nearly all impulses for male power and authoritarianism, and expressions of male dominance in a social...
Evolutionary Science and Our Political Divide: An Introduction
# 1 – Introduction and Personal Assessments I am temporarily setting side my series on the domains of difference in sexual psychology and response in order to explore how our current political divide is rooted in evolutionary science and...
Long-term and Short-term Mating Strategies: Domain #2 of Male-Female Difference
“…to an extraordinary degree, the predilections of the investing sex —females, determine the direction in which the species will evolve. For it is the female who is the ultimate arbiter of when she mates and how often and with whom.” ~Sarah Blaffer...
Dynamics in the Mating Economy: Domain #1 of Male-Female Difference
“There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among them is the Mercedes-Benz SL500.” ~ Lynn Lavner Twenty-two Domains of Difference (See list in Appendix) This is first in a series of posts...