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> It's a very fundamental human (nay, multi-celled organism) instinct to try to pass on our strongest genes. There's nothing fundamental about it, it's just wh
by AlexCoventry 9y ago
> It's a very fundamental human (nay, multi-celled organism) instinct to try to pass on our strongest genes.
There's nothing fundamental about it, it's just what we (and our instincts) are implicitly optimized for. I very much doubt that there's a biological basis for the drive to have kids. That involves some quite elaborate concepts which would be difficult to encode in the molecular machinery produced by DNA. A biological basis to seek pleasure, and to find pleasure in sex, though, sure.
- Danihan 9y ago>I very much doubt that there's a biological basis for the drive to have kids Hahaha, ok. You've never seen a woman smell a newborn.
- AlexCoventry 9y ago> The researchers aren’t sure if new moms undergo a hormonal change that leads to this surge of dopamine or if their reaction is influenced by the experience of smelling their own baby, the researchers say. > “It is possible that childbirth causes hormonal changes that alter the reward circuit in the caudate nucleus, but it is also possible that experience plays a role,” Frasnelli said in a statement. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-smell-of-newborn-babies-triggers-the-same-reward-centers-as-drugs-58482/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-smell-of-newbo...