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I find this to be a very sad comment. Life, and love, is far more than an exercise in evolutionary psychology.

by cheetos 10y ago

wyager 10y ago
However you find it emotionally, it's the truth. > Life, and love, is far more than an exercise in evolutionary psychology. I agree, there is additional value in the emergent behavior of evolutionarily driven organism (us). However, this isn't contradictory to what I said.
- cheetos 10y ago
  It's actually not the truth at all, it's your opinion. Your comment contains theory and pop psychology popular in the West. But it is neither scientific, nor evidence-based, and many Eastern cultures do not view mating or courtship in the same way you do.
  - wyager 10y ago
    > Your comment contains theory and pop psychology popular in the West. It does contain theory, but it doesn't contain psychology or anything "pop". It's anthropology and evolutionary biology. My views also aren't popular among Western people, except those who like to scientifically pick apart the origins of beloved social traditions. This makes most people uncomfortable. > many Eastern cultures do not view mating or courtship in the same way That's nice. Do you actually know anything about "Eastern" views on courtship rituals, or are you just saying that my views aren't mystical enough and you assume that "Eastern" people have some sort of mystical interpretation? The fact that you're appealing to cultural folklore about dating at all should cause you to re-consider your argument.
    - coldtea 10y ago
      >It does contain theory, but it doesn't contain psychology or anything "pop". It's anthropology and evolutionary biology At the very pop level. No anthropologist or biologist would make as crude presentations of the relevant arguments -- or even think their interaction with culture is some solved problem and it's 100% "evolution" at play. >My views also aren't popular among Western people, except those who like to scientifically pick apart the origins of beloved social traditions. This makes most people uncomfortable. No, it's mostly the crude early 20th century scientism and basic oversight of empirical data. >The fact that you're appealing to cultural folklore about dating at all should cause you to re-consider your argument. Well, your whole premise was that evolution trumps "cultural folklore" and customs, to which the parent's reference is completely justified as a counter-example.

I find this to be a very sad comment. Life, and love, is far more than an exercise in evolutionary psychology.

by cheetos 10y ago

I find this to be a very sad comment. Life, and love, is far more than an exercise in evolutionary psychology.

However you find it emotionally, it's the truth. > Life, and love, is far more than an exercise in evolutionary psychology. I agree, there is additional value in the emergent behavior of evolutionarily driven organism (us). However, this isn't contradictory to what I said.

cheetos 10y ago
It's actually not the truth at all, it's your opinion. Your comment contains theory and pop psychology popular in the West. But it is neither scientific, nor evidence-based, and many Eastern cultures do not view mating or courtship in the same way you do.
- wyager 10y ago
  > Your comment contains theory and pop psychology popular in the West. It does contain theory, but it doesn't contain psychology or anything "pop". It's anthropology and evolutionary biology. My views also aren't popular among Western people, except those who like to scientifically pick apart the origins of beloved social traditions. This makes most people uncomfortable. > many Eastern cultures do not view mating or courtship in the same way That's nice. Do you actually know anything about "Eastern" views on courtship rituals, or are you just saying that my views aren't mystical enough and you assume that "Eastern" people have some sort of mystical interpretation? The fact that you're appealing to cultural folklore about dating at all should cause you to re-consider your argument.
  - coldtea 10y ago
    >It does contain theory, but it doesn't contain psychology or anything "pop". It's anthropology and evolutionary biology At the very pop level. No anthropologist or biologist would make as crude presentations of the relevant arguments -- or even think their interaction with culture is some solved problem and it's 100% "evolution" at play. >My views also aren't popular among Western people, except those who like to scientifically pick apart the origins of beloved social traditions. This makes most people uncomfortable. No, it's mostly the crude early 20th century scientism and basic oversight of empirical data. >The fact that you're appealing to cultural folklore about dating at all should cause you to re-consider your argument. Well, your whole premise was that evolution trumps "cultural folklore" and customs, to which the parent's reference is completely justified as a counter-example.