RE: What less than desirable traits promote survival?
June 21, 2019 at 9:18 pm
(This post was last modified: June 21, 2019 at 9:26 pm by Athena.)
(June 21, 2019 at 6:18 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: Lack of empathy can allow you to do what needs to be done to survive.
I've read the hypothesis that psychopaths aren't broken, they're predators of our own species. Not all of them have predatory behavior, but they can benefit from their lack of empathy.
(June 21, 2019 at 6:18 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: Someone mentioned promiscuity as being "undesirable" but I've always found it to be a very desirable, very "giving" trait. A trait that creates much happiness. Worse is the tendency to rape or steal/create concubines. But these contribute to the proliferation of a gene pool as well as anything else.
As for promiscuity, I think it's taboo in some cultures because our offspring require a lot of care. They're useless until they're grown. A pair of parents stand a better chance of raising a child. Jealousy toward a competitor for a partner's attention helps ensure that your children get the care they need. But, like Genghis Khan, people that have children by many different partners are more likely to spread their genes. The trick is to keep them alive. He had the resources to do that.
So, I'm adding jealousy to the list of undesirable traits that lead to survival and the continuation of our species.
