Re: Origins of Human Violence

"Entertained by my own EIMC" <licenced.to.be.AEVASIVE@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

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"ta" <padlrnc@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

How did violence and aggression evolve in human beings, and what
evidence would you supply to support your position?

It was likely born out of the pressures of sexual selection. Women
tend to be more attractive to aggressive men.

Or, more generally, typical women tends to be more attracted to typical
males.

Surprise, surprise! ;-)

The aggression should

[if to have the best chance of being adaptive]


Well men who are more "able" to be agressive also have the health
needed to hunt and take risks. Being agressive takes energy.


be directed toward other "tribes," but they should be
compassionate to there wife and children.

[paragraph split by me, Peter]

Women also tend to become pregnant more often from any given act
of rape vs any give act of consensual sex, thus there are "genes"
for rape in humans.

Are you sure?


The source that i will site is the book "Sperm Wars" for that
statistic.


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