The only models I know of are in patriarchal societies, where one man marries multiple women and the women do not have rights to marry others. This model would be exceedingly simple - one woman or one man marrying multiple others, all who only marry that one individual. There is also a somewhat more egalitarian model…

No, I am familiar with the research and what they showed was that plants react to various stimuli. This would be necessary if they were alive - and surprise! They are. All living things - plants, insects, mammals, bacteria, etc. - react to stimuli and react accordingly in order to increase survival. That doesn't mean…

Being meds-free is a nice idea, but there are some people that just can't do it. I am one of them. I tried meditation and exercise and eating healthy, but I still panic. It's like being diabetic, but the problem is in your brain. Why is it that there is such a stigma attached?

Polygamy is not one man, many women - it just means "many spouses." You are thinking of polyandry (multiple husbands) and polygyny (multiple wives).

There would be no model unless we stipulate that the family revolves around one central individual who can marry as many other individuals as he/she desires but the other individuals in the marriage can't. Can you imagine, legally, if a husband married 3 wives who each have 2 other husbands who all have other wives?…

A previous poster touched on this - What if Wife #2 wants to get married to Husband #2, and Husband #2 is married to three women, each of whom have other husbands? Who gets assets? Who gets the children in a divorce? Does Husband #3 of Wife #1 of Husband #1 get visitation with Husband #1's children? What if the…

Again, I believe that women are also violent. Domestic violence is something that is learned, in my opinion. If children observe fighting between parents and significant others, they won't have the knowledge to form a functional relationship later on. This can happen when a mom hits a dad or a dad hits a mom. It can…

Just a preliminary look at this study and its author - he has an agenda for this list of references. He wasn't randomly collected data on assaults. He was looking for instances of female assault, so his results don't show that women assault more - just that they assault. I never said they didn't. Some of the studies…

Your first article has a few issues. 1, the sample size is very small. 2, it does not compare men versus women, just men. Testosterone may have an effect on competitiveness within males, but there is no reason why women couldn't be just as competitive with the testosterone levels they have. That is, in men, a lot of…

It's a toss-up, in terms of child happiness and welfare. Older kids need to help with younger kids, the subsequent kids all get less of their parents' time and energy because there are just so many kids, and there is fighting - they just don't show it. I've had friends from big families who like it, and friends who…

1) Testosterone has not been linked to competitiveness in humans, or even other animals. It's sort of been assumed for a while that it is the case, but how much does social conditioning play a role? Presumably, my brother and father both have increased testosterone, but they are both less competitive than I am. Again,…

No, it's not a representative sample, but it shows that sports interest is not linked to the Y chromosome, as you seem to believe it is.

That's nice, but the Challenger exploded. That's why it's not okay. How disturbing would it be for you to lose someone and then hear their voice out of the blue years afterward, all so someone can make money? People do it all the time, but it bothers me whenever it occurs. Not just when Beyonce does it. (For instance,…

It's Dr., actually. Capital D.

I'm fine with human sexuality. I'm not fine with disrespect. If someone doesn't want to be approached as a part of human sexuality at a given moment, he or she should be able to not be acted on as a sexual object. True human sexuality should involve two consenting adults, not a male who believes his "humanity" is an…

Why do men need to be offered something (i.e. women), when women aren't offered anything? About 45% of families today are headed by a woman or are majorly supported by women, and that number has been rising since 1980. Yet even with all this productivity, women aren't asking for gratitude the way you say men need to.…

According to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs 2006 repot on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender domestic violence, there were 3,524 incidents affecting LGBT individuals (not just lesbians) that year. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1.3 million women are assaulted by…

From the research I have done, it appears that the white men were the main perpetrators of rape injustice against black men - i.e. they jumped to conclusions, didn't want to see a white woman with a black man, etc. - and white women were only the method by which they justified it. Not saying that white women are all…

No, the fact is that women are not given the same encouragement as men. Women are taught from a young age that boys are stronger, faster, and women don't stand a chance against them. Many girls are not given the same access to sports that boys are. For example, a poorer family might decide to pay for their son to play…

I agree that the top women right now are not as fast as the top men. However, women are not given the same encouragement and opportunity that men are. Plus, women are still improving. "And there could be social factors that shrink the available pool of women out of which the best athletes can emerge. In the US, let…