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Originally Posted by Boerseun
I agree with that, but discussing the origins of the idea that humans are supposedly monogamous, and whatever benefits upholding that pretension might have, is surely scientific.
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Sorry to have to disagree with you here, mate, but I do. Shouldn't one first prove there is a such thing as unicorns before they go on conjecturing about which chemical causes them to be different colors?
Humans are not monogamous, and if there were some genetic instinct for us to be then we wouldn't see such commonality in infidelity nor differing behaviors across the various cultures. My first foray into science and research was several years in the human sexuality lab at our university, and I have a fairly firm grasp of this topic.
The data to the contrary is so plain that the idea itself can be discarded on its face (not to mention HBs history of posting unfounded nonsense grounded in false premises).
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Originally Posted by Kriminal99
I feel like jealousy is a byproduct of our whole motivation system and could not be changed in isolation. Therefore I disagree that this is a "monogamy instinct". For that matter I think the opposing force is a byproduct of the same system.
Jealousy just seems to do with the fear of the loss in the most general sense. Also, I have observed that jealousy is greatly reduced when you remove value judgements on people.
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Jealously seems to have conferred selective benefit. You should check out the work of David Buss, specifically, his text "The Dangerous Passion." Covers this issue quite well.
