Reply #121: Genes. Evolution. Reptilian brain [View All]

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I don't know about you, perosnally, but forces beyond our control in general drive the human animal. So while you may be bitter at the thought, (and it is a horrible condition for men and women to have the conscous mind yet still be a biological automaton) I suspect much of our interaction is all about pairing with the best available mate in the area.

There was an experiment a few years ago when a bunch of men wore clean white t-shirts for a 24-hour period. Afterwards, the researchers put the shirts into boxes, except for a single opening. They distributed the boxes to a number of women. Half the boxes went to women who had immune systemes that were similar to the male source. Half went to women with immune systems that were very different.

Offspring from a possible pairing between two very differnet immune systems has a greater chance of fighting diseases than the offspring of similar immune systems.

The women who had the t-wshirts of different immune systems reported that the boxes smelled pleasant, and even reminded them of old boy friends.

The control we think we possess is but an illusion.