Snafui Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 Preeclampsia and other pregnancy complications as an adaptive response to unfamiliar semen - JENNIFER A. DAVIS AND GORDON G. GALLUP JR. State University of New York at Albany "Under conditions that prevailed hundreds of thousands of years ago, without a committed male partner to provide protection and care, the costs of reproduction for females would have increased dramatically. The existence of a maternal mechanism that could distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar semen, as a means of distinguishing between committed and less committed males, would have had considerable adaptive significance. Thus, the application of evolutionary meta-theory may provide insight into the etiology of preeclampsia. It may be useful to think about preeclampsia not simply as a medical anomaly, but as an adaptation that may have evolved to terminate pregnancies where future paternal investment was questionable or unlikely." "Frequent insemination of a female by the same male over an extended period of time would be a relatively good biochemical index of the existence of a committed pair bond and, therefore, semen familiarity would predict the likelihood of long-term provisioning, protection, and care of the mother and the child during pregnancy and following parturition." "...postpartum depression functions to inform mothers that they have suffered or are suffering a fitness cost. The psychological symptoms associated with depression motivate them to reduce or to terminate investment in the infant. This prediction is supported by a large body of evidence showing that postpartum depression can be triggered by a lack of social support, particularly from the father." "One reliable means of indexing paternal commitment would have been frequent and recurrent insemination of the female by the child’s father." How's this for an argument on committed relationships lead to healthier children? This information is new and may, or may not, hold up over time. Although, I didn't see a public argument against it--which would mostly be people with pitchforks and torches because this could bring a lot of parties to a crashing halt. (Insert scratched record sound here!)
thecurrentyear Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 edit: wow, fascinating stuff. Thanks for posting! 1
meetjoeblack Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Preeclampsia and other pregnancy complications as an adaptive response to unfamiliar semen - JENNIFER A. DAVIS AND GORDON G. GALLUP JR. State University of New York at Albany How's this for an argument on committed relationships lead to healthier children? This information is new and may, or may not, hold up over time. Although, I didn't see a public argument against it--which would mostly be people with pitchforks and torches because this could bring a lot of parties to a crashing halt. (Insert scratched record sound here!) But good luck explaining reason and evidence to a feminist or a liberal college female during her period of sexual market value top form. 1
Snafui Posted January 8, 2017 Author Posted January 8, 2017 But good luck explaining reason and evidence to a feminist or a liberal college female during her period of sexual market value top form. I stopped bothering. You cannot teach the irrational to be rational by argumentation; they need the school of really hard knocks to get it through their skulls.
thecurrentyear Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 I stopped bothering. You cannot teach the irrational to be rational by argumentation; they need the school of really hard knocks to get it through their skulls. We must out-breed them!! 1
Snafui Posted January 9, 2017 Author Posted January 9, 2017 We must out-breed them!! There is a much easier way. When a house is overrun with vermin leave no scraps for them to eat. 2
thecurrentyear Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 There is a much easier way. When a house is overrun with vermin leave no scraps for them to eat. Great point! That too!
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