10 Politically Incorrect Truths

[DamnYankee]

From an article in Psychology Today


Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature
1. Men like blond bombshells (and women want to look like them)
2. Humans are naturally polygamous
3. Most women benefit from polygyny, while most men benefit from monogamy
4. Most suicide bombers are Muslim
5. Having sons reduces the likelihood of divorce
6. Beautiful people have more daughters
7. What Bill Gates and Paul McCartney have in common with criminals
8. The midlife crisis is a myth—sort of
9. It's natural for politicians to risk everything for an affair (but only if they're male)
10. Men sexually harass women because they are not sexist

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Psychology Today: Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature


I was particularly struck by #5, and would love the "son's" input here, and by #8, since it seems we (women) are not only responsible for our midlife crises by thiers (men's) as well.

 

[JBeukema]

From an article in Psychology Today

Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature
1. Men like blond bombshells (and women want to look like them)
2. Humans are naturally polygamous
3. Most women benefit from polygyny, while most men benefit from monogamy
4. Most suicide bombers are Muslim
5. Having sons reduces the likelihood of divorce
6. Beautiful people have more daughters
7. What Bill Gates and Paul McCartney have in common with criminals
8. The midlife crisis is a myth—sort of
9. It's natural for politicians to risk everything for an affair (but only if they're male)
10. Men sexually harass women because they are not sexist

Full details
Psychology Today: Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature
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1: blondes are overrated; white guys love asian women

2: that is why nature made women who live together sync their cycles, to prevent any one harem from becoming too large *scary *

 

[DamnYankee]

1: blondes are overrated; white guys love asian women

Must be leg men.... Good thinkin'....

 

[strollingbones]

Most suicide bombers are Muslim
According to the Oxford University sociologist Diego Gambetta, editor of Making Sense of Suicide Missions, a comprehensive history of this troubling yet topical phenomenon, while suicide missions are not always religiously motivated, when religion is involved, it is always Muslim. Why is this? Why is Islam the only religion that motivates its followers to commit suicide missions?

The surprising answer from the evolutionary psychological perspective is that Muslim suicide bombing may have nothing to do with Islam or the Koran (except for two lines in it). It may have nothing to do with the religion, politics, the culture, the race, the ethnicity, the language, or the region. As with everything else from this perspective, it may have a lot to do with sex, or, in this case, the absence of sex.

What distinguishes Islam from other major religions is that it tolerates polygyny. By allowing some men to monopolize all women and altogether excluding many men from reproductive opportunities, polygyny creates shortages of available women. If 50 percent of men have two wives each, then the other 50 percent don't get any wives at all.

So polygyny increases competitive pressure on men, especially young men of low status. It therefore increases the likelihood that young men resort to violent means to gain access to mates. By doing so, they have little to lose and much to gain compared with men who already have wives. Across all societies, polygyny makes men violent, increasing crimes such as murder and rape, even after controlling for such obvious factors as economic development, economic inequality, population density, the level of democracy, and political factors in the region.

However, polygyny itself is not a sufficient cause of suicide bombing. Societies in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean are much more polygynous than the Muslim nations in the Middle East and North Africa. And they do have very high levels of violence. Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from a long history of continuous civil wars—but not suicide bombings.

The other key ingredient is the promise of 72 virgins waiting in heaven for any martyr in Islam. The prospect of exclusive access to virgins may not be so appealing to anyone who has even one mate on earth, which strict monogamy virtually guarantees. However, the prospect is quite appealing to anyone who faces the bleak reality on earth of being a complete reproductive loser.

that was an interesting mention...see you are back to the red....

 

[strollingbones]

1: blondes are overrated; white guys love asian women

Must be leg men.... Good thinkin'....

all leg men are liars and you can buy tits...

 

[dilloduck]

1: blondes are overrated; white guys love asian women

Must be leg men.... Good thinkin'....

all leg men are liars and you can buy tits...

hell--you can rent the whole package for an hourly fee.

 

[DamnYankee]

Most suicide bombers are Muslim
According to the Oxford University sociologist Diego Gambetta, editor of Making Sense of Suicide Missions, a comprehensive history of this troubling yet topical phenomenon, while suicide missions are not always religiously motivated, when religion is involved, it is always Muslim. Why is this? Why is Islam the only religion that motivates its followers to commit suicide missions?

The surprising answer from the evolutionary psychological perspective is that Muslim suicide bombing may have nothing to do with Islam or the Koran (except for two lines in it). It may have nothing to do with the religion, politics, the culture, the race, the ethnicity, the language, or the region. As with everything else from this perspective, it may have a lot to do with sex, or, in this case, the absence of sex.

What distinguishes Islam from other major religions is that it tolerates polygyny. By allowing some men to monopolize all women and altogether excluding many men from reproductive opportunities, polygyny creates shortages of available women. If 50 percent of men have two wives each, then the other 50 percent don't get any wives at all.

So polygyny increases competitive pressure on men, especially young men of low status. It therefore increases the likelihood that young men resort to violent means to gain access to mates. By doing so, they have little to lose and much to gain compared with men who already have wives. Across all societies, polygyny makes men violent, increasing crimes such as murder and rape, even after controlling for such obvious factors as economic development, economic inequality, population density, the level of democracy, and political factors in the region.

However, polygyny itself is not a sufficient cause of suicide bombing. Societies in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean are much more polygynous than the Muslim nations in the Middle East and North Africa. And they do have very high levels of violence. Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from a long history of continuous civil wars—but not suicide bombings.

The other key ingredient is the promise of 72 virgins waiting in heaven for any martyr in Islam. The prospect of exclusive access to virgins may not be so appealing to anyone who has even one mate on earth, which strict monogamy virtually guarantees. However, the prospect is quite appealing to anyone who faces the bleak reality on earth of being a complete reproductive loser.

that was an interesting mention...see you are back to the red....

You're the first designee.... <g>

http://www.usmessageboard.com/the-flame-zone/75813-if-usmb-posters-were-posters.html#post1198795

 

[DamnYankee]

Must be leg men.... Good thinkin'....

all leg men are liars and you can buy tits...

hell--you can rent the whole package for an hourly fee.

My goodness.... Bones must have had all leg men to know they're all liars.... And of course, one can buy what one can afford if one doesn't like themselves the way they are.... Just saying', legs are much more practical for the function....

And you, Ducky, could "rent" a much nicer package with dinner and drinks...

 

[dilloduck]

all leg men are liars and you can buy tits...

hell--you can rent the whole package for an hourly fee.

My goodness.... Bones must have had all leg men to know they're all liars.... And of course, one can buy what one can afford if one doesn't like themselves the way they are.... Just saying', legs are much more practical for the function....

And you, Ducky, could "rent" a much nicer package with dinner and drinks...

Who said anything about "nice" ?

 

[DamnYankee]

hell--you can rent the whole package for an hourly fee.

My goodness.... Bones must have had all leg men to know they're all liars.... And of course, one can buy what one can afford if one doesn't like themselves the way they are.... Just saying', legs are much more practical for the function....

And you, Ducky, could "rent" a much nicer package with dinner and drinks...

Who said anything about "nice" ?

Who said "nice" meant no spice? <chuckle>

 

[dilloduck]

My goodness.... Bones must have had all leg men to know they're all liars.... And of course, one can buy what one can afford if one doesn't like themselves the way they are.... Just saying', legs are much more practical for the function....

And you, Ducky, could "rent" a much nicer package with dinner and drinks...

Who said anything about "nice" ?

Who said "nice" meant no spice? <chuckle>

ahhhh you've dated EZ !

 

[random3434]

Who said anything about "nice" ?

Who said "nice" meant no spice? <chuckle>

ahhhh you've dated EZ !

Since when did I date girls? (Not that there's anything wrong with that)

 

[Gunny]

From an article in Psychology Today

Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature
1. Men like blond bombshells (and women want to look like them)
2. Humans are naturally polygamous
3. Most women benefit from polygyny, while most men benefit from monogamy
4. Most suicide bombers are Muslim
5. Having sons reduces the likelihood of divorce
6. Beautiful people have more daughters
7. What Bill Gates and Paul McCartney have in common with criminals
8. The midlife crisis is a myth—sort of
9. It's natural for politicians to risk everything for an affair (but only if they're male)
10. Men sexually harass women because they are not sexist

Full details
Psychology Today: Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature
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1: blondes are overrated; white guys love asian women

2: that is why nature made women who live together sync their cycles, to prevent any one harem from becoming too large *scary *

Not even. Speak for yourself.

 

[Nationalismus]

From an article in Psychology Today


Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature
1. Men like blond bombshells (and women want to look like them)
2. Humans are naturally polygamous
3. Most women benefit from polygyny, while most men benefit from monogamy
4. Most suicide bombers are Muslim
5. Having sons reduces the likelihood of divorce
6. Beautiful people have more daughters
7. What Bill Gates and Paul McCartney have in common with criminals
8. The midlife crisis is a myth—sort of
9. It's natural for politicians to risk everything for an affair (but only if they're male)
10. Men sexually harass women because they are not sexist

Full details
Psychology Today: Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature


I was particularly struck by #5, and would love the "son's" input here, and by #8, since it seems we (women) are not only responsible for our midlife crises by thiers (men's) as well.

1. Men like blond bombshells (and women want to look like them)
2. Humans are naturally polygamous

I couldn't agree more with the first two.

 

[Iriemon]

Most suicide bombers are Muslim
According to the Oxford University sociologist Diego Gambetta, editor of Making Sense of Suicide Missions, a comprehensive history of this troubling yet topical phenomenon, while suicide missions are not always religiously motivated, when religion is involved, it is always Muslim. Why is this? Why is Islam the only religion that motivates its followers to commit suicide missions?

The surprising answer from the evolutionary psychological perspective is that Muslim suicide bombing may have nothing to do with Islam or the Koran (except for two lines in it). It may have nothing to do with the religion, politics, the culture, the race, the ethnicity, the language, or the region. As with everything else from this perspective, it may have a lot to do with sex, or, in this case, the absence of sex.

What distinguishes Islam from other major religions is that it tolerates polygyny. By allowing some men to monopolize all women and altogether excluding many men from reproductive opportunities, polygyny creates shortages of available women. If 50 percent of men have two wives each, then the other 50 percent don't get any wives at all.

So polygyny increases competitive pressure on men, especially young men of low status. It therefore increases the likelihood that young men resort to violent means to gain access to mates. By doing so, they have little to lose and much to gain compared with men who already have wives. Across all societies, polygyny makes men violent, increasing crimes such as murder and rape, even after controlling for such obvious factors as economic development, economic inequality, population density, the level of democracy, and political factors in the region.

However, polygyny itself is not a sufficient cause of suicide bombing. Societies in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean are much more polygynous than the Muslim nations in the Middle East and North Africa. And they do have very high levels of violence. Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from a long history of continuous civil wars—but not suicide bombings.

The other key ingredient is the promise of 72 virgins waiting in heaven for any martyr in Islam. The prospect of exclusive access to virgins may not be so appealing to anyone who has even one mate on earth, which strict monogamy virtually guarantees. However, the prospect is quite appealing to anyone who faces the bleak reality on earth of being a complete reproductive loser.

that was an interesting mention...see you are back to the red....

How many Japanese suicide bombers were there in WWII? Many thousands I think. None were Muslim.

 

[Epsilon Delta]

Brunettes >>>>>>>>> Blondes any day of the week.

The rest was pretty interesting, though #6 really didn't make much sense [to me, anyway].

 

[Toro]

Another - Men are attracted to youthful looks and women to status and money.

It's all biology.

 

[DamnYankee]

From an article in Psychology Today

Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature
1. Men like blond bombshells (and women want to look like them)
2. Humans are naturally polygamous
3. Most women benefit from polygyny, while most men benefit from monogamy
4. Most suicide bombers are Muslim
5. Having sons reduces the likelihood of divorce
6. Beautiful people have more daughters
7. What Bill Gates and Paul McCartney have in common with criminals
8. The midlife crisis is a myth—sort of
9. It's natural for politicians to risk everything for an affair (but only if they're male)
10. Men sexually harass women because they are not sexist

Full details
Psychology Today: Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature
]

1: blondes are overrated; white guys love asian women

2: that is why nature made women who live together sync their cycles, to prevent any one harem from becoming too large *scary *

Not even. Speak for yourself.

Dissention in ranks... LOL!

I gotta disagree that all women want to look like them. Sexy is an attitude that's exuded, and "bombshell" is in the eye of the beholder, isn't it?

 

[DamnYankee]

Brunettes >>>>>>>>> Blondes any day of the week.

The rest was pretty interesting, though #6 really didn't make much sense [to me, anyway].

Physical attractiveness, while a universally positive quality, contributes even more to women's reproductive success than to men's. The generalized hypothesis would therefore predict that physically attractive parents should have more daughters than sons. Once again, this is the case. Americans who are rated "very attractive" have a 56 percent chance of having a daughter for their first child, compared with 48 percent for everyone else.

Not sure how they come by these unusual statistics, but somewhere along the line, it seems it's been determined that "lookers" are more likely to have daughters than sons. Could that be why the female-to-male ratio is so unbalanced? <g>

 

[Epsilon Delta]

Brunettes >>>>>>>>> Blondes any day of the week.

The rest was pretty interesting, though #6 really didn't make much sense [to me, anyway].

Physical attractiveness, while a universally positive quality, contributes even more to women's reproductive success than to men's. The generalized hypothesis would therefore predict that physically attractive parents should have more daughters than sons. Once again, this is the case. Americans who are rated "very attractive" have a 56 percent chance of having a daughter for their first child, compared with 48 percent for everyone else.

Not sure how they come by these unusual statistics, but somewhere along the line, it seems it's been determined that "lookers" are more likely to have daughters than sons. Could that be why the female-to-male ratio is so unbalanced? <g>

Well, I dunno, from the long explanation in the link the claim they're making that makes little sense to me is that the wealthy are more likely to have sons while the poor are more likely to have daughters... They give some examples to back it up, but that clashes with the conventional knowledge of the phenomenon of female infanticide that occurs/occurred in many pre-industrial societies, or even today in some places, China and India for example, because daughters have to be fed clothed and educated but then they're 'given away'... they even have to give dowry away with the girl, and sons are generally viewed as a more valuable asset, especially to the poor, cuz they[re supposed to] 'work more' and be able to stay with the family and provide for the parents in old age, while women traditionally couldn't. So I dunno, it sounds kinda funny, and they even say something like "the biological explanation for this is kinda unclear." In China the 1-child policy is skewing the male-female ratio, and that's going to be a big problem pretty soon... Though then again, maybe the poor do "just happen" to have more daughters, but decide to 'keep' the sons. I dunno, I don't really know how it all works.