The human tendency to breed with anything with more or less the right number or limbs is a Powerful Force for Good

And in fact that's starting to happen. It's been less than 50 years since inter-ethnic marriage became legal in all 50 States thanks to Loving v. Virginia. Now one out of every 5 marriages is inter-ethnic. Europeans will be a minority, the biggest single group but no longer the majority, in the US.

More stupid "evopsych" drivel.

Aaaaaannnndddd....

Not so much the US Air Force as the President not giving the order.

The Navy and the Strategic and Tactical Air Commands don't notice anything like, say, fleets of slow-moving propeller-driven aircraft or NK's nonexistent aircraft carriers. If the Canadians notice they are too polite to mention it.

Well said

Bingo. They're not trying to do science. They're just trying to make people swallow errant bullcrap

It would take several days to simply list the ways Rousseau is wrong here. Of course, he didn't know much about biology, let alone animal behavior. We know more now.

"A lie can go around the world before the truth has put its boots on". You're right. It's like invoking "Allah" or "Jesus" to lend some punch to an argument that couldn't stand on its own. The thing is, there is a lot that biology can tell us about psychology. And biology doesn't make any sense without evolutionary…

To be fair, there is a lot of stuff there that's interesting and true. Our past informs our present including the way our minds work. Understanding the evolutionary past of the brain can give insights into its organization, chemistry and more. These can open up very useful avenues for research.

Why do we have to keep fighting this shit? Back in 1998 I read a very good book called The Temptations of Evolutionary Ethics by Dr. Faber, professor emeritus of History of Science. He pretty thoroughly demolished this stuff. Even then it wasn't anything new. Huxley and Mayr and Gould all had to slap these idiots…

The "gently put their hand back" shows a lot of restraint and true class. "Gently return the hand after the owner draws back a bloody stump" would be completely justified. Humanizing the situation is more difficult. Applause for being able to do it.

Ye gawds and little fishies. What is wrong with some people? None of these guys would be happy if a stranger grabbed their junk or stuck a finger up their backside without permission. How can they think it's alright to do it to someone else? I'm a man. Got all the feminist theory and then some about privilege,…

And we have a winner!

Actually, they do both. Stonings for wearing "immodest" clothes in Bet Shemesh or Mea Sherim are not uncommon. Throwing undiluted bleach has also been reported. Physical assaults on girls who talk to boys or who wear red happen a fair bit. Likewise to women on the Egged buses who don't go to the back of the bus.…

Look at the gender segregation and "modesty" rules of the Charedim. They are worse than the Saudis and on the same level as the Taliban.

A lot depends on local tradition. A Pakistani tribeswoman will face a lot more restrictions than an urban Londoner. My wife has a bunch of scarves, all sorts of patterns, materials and colors. She wears them in a variety of styles.

When done properly swallowing semen can completely prevent morning sickness

It's obvious. God hates Republicans. He even sent one of the avos, Yitzchak (Isaac) to smite them.