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>> human beings evolved to associate certain senses of grime or uncleanliness with something that could hurt them. Given that bathing habits and frequency have
by jljljl 12y ago
>> human beings evolved to associate certain senses of grime or uncleanliness with something that could hurt them.
Given that bathing habits and frequency have varied widely by time period and region, I doubt this gut level response is the result of some biological evolutionary process. It seems much more likely that the response is cultural in nature.
- aaron-lebo 12y agoYou are right, I edited to my comment to fit that. That being said, being socialized to believe something starting at a very young age and continuing throughout your life creates a gut level response in the same way physical evolution would. People aren't going to just dismiss that gut level response, the reasons behind those feelings have to be discussed to break through them.
- sanoli 12y agoWell, that's what he was calling for, for people on HN to be more rational and critical about their gut response.