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I'd like to present a hypothesis related to this topic. We're evolution-wise ready to mate at puberty (11-14 y.o), and that's probably the age when pre-civiliz
by anilgulecha 10y ago
I'd like to present a hypothesis related to this topic.
We're evolution-wise ready to mate at puberty (11-14 y.o), and that's probably the age when pre-civilization humans were sexually active.
That's been pushed much father today.. and it probably varies from say an average age of 16 to 25 when people are active (varies from culture to culture). Most cultures also look down upon pre-marital sex, and anyone who wishes to give in to the evolutionary signals to have sex earlier is probably following a path frowned upon by most societies.
So my hypothesis is that our current-milieu is at odds with our biology, and (possibly) a source of a lot of issues in the world. Sex is at the core of being human, and when you have religions and cultures frowning down upon all but certain white-listed methods of going about it, at an age much past the biological starting point, we're sowing seeds that can affect the species' longevity.
Thoughts?