[lbo-talk] cheating: it's genetic!

Luke Weiger lweiger at umich.edu
Fri Dec 3 15:42:08 PST 2004


----- Original Message ----- From: "Miles Jackson" <cqmv at pdx.edu>


> This is precisely what drives me nuts about evolutionary psychology:
> it's all post hoc! If the research shows that infidelity has
> a heritable component, then we make up an evolutionary story
> after the fact to explain this. If the research had shown that
> infidelity did not have a heritable component, then we'd make up a
> an evolutionary story that emphasizes the obvious benefits of
> monogamy and sexual fidelity.

I agree in some measure. I do, however, think it's quite telling that people generally attempt to hide extra relational sex.

-- Luke



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