How has evolution affected us mentally?

rus9384 · 2019-11-03T18:53:38+00:00

Evolution has made males stronger than females. Far before humans existed. From there on males became weaker while females did not became as much weaker. Or maybe males became stronger but females became stronger to a greater degree. Either way, we have smaller body mass dimorphism than our ancestors did.

The mainstream view is that our brains somehow have escaped evolutionary pressures and is only affected by culture.

Then mainstream is antiscientific. There are genes linked to psychological traits.

strangelovesglasses · 2019-11-03T20:19:44+00:00

that’s not the mainstream view that we’ve escaped evolutionary pressures. everything we do is the result of evolution because that’s what made us humans today. even a lot of the cultural practises we do are a result of this and what we can pick up from our culture is also biologically determined. there is inconsistent findings that say men have more grey matter than women, a larger middle cerebellar peduncle, there is also a difference in glucose metabolism. there is also a difference in brain circuitry as well, which might explain the parkinson’s disease gap. some of this circuitry where there is a difference is in charge of processes emotional stimuli. these might translate into gender differences in general cognition.

Teleporter55 · 2019-11-03T23:30:54+00:00

Previously strength and sociopathic ability to detach and survive were far far more valuable. Women are still deeply attracted to power and self interested people abs dark triad traits until they learn from repeated mistakes. Your children won't need your boyfriend to murder your neighbor for food next winter when the crops die. But your breeding instincts don't know that. So you end up with a ton of women in violent relationships because they were attracted to a pointless power

Zippo-Cat · 2019-11-03T19:47:57+00:00

There are differences between male and female brains.

More imporantly, there are differences between male and female hormones. Both testosterone and estrogen have a huge impact on how you perceive the world, feel, think and act.

NockerJoe · 2019-11-03T18:47:17+00:00

Women say they want to feel feminine and I have no frame of reference for that. Like you can describe the process exactly and I won't get it.

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EsauTheRed · 2019-11-03T21:50:17+00:00

We are vulnerable to superstimuli (ie anime, porn, Tinder, etc.)

RudePercentage5 · 2019-11-04T04:46:57+00:00

Even if you said brain structure were similar (which I believe it isn't according to current studies), hormones are a major factor in mood and behavior. Look up any studies done on testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone.

Oncefa2 · 2019-11-03T20:13:15+00:00

The mainstream view is that our brains somehow have escaped evolutionary pressures and is only affected by culture. But surely there are differences?

The actual scientific opinion on this is different. There are just a lot of people who deny these facts, kind of like people who don't "believe" (as if it were a matter of faith) in climate change or who think that vaccines cause autism.

Title	How has evolution affected us mentally?
Author	violetbiscotti
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Comments	60
Date	November 3, 2019 6:14 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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