Friday, February 12, 2010

Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature

Interesting article in 2007 edition of Psychology today.
Truths are:
1.Men like blond bombshells (and women want to look like them)
2.Humans are naturally polygamous
3.Most women benefit from polygyny, while most men benefit from monogamy
4.Most suicide bombers are Muslim
5.Having sons reduces the likelihood of divorce
6.Beautiful people have more daughters
7.What Bill Gates and Paul McCartney have in common with criminals.Both crime and genius are expressions of young men's competitive desires, whose ultimate function in the ancestral environment would have been to increase reproductive success.In the physical competition for mates, those who are competitive may act violently toward their male rivals. Men who are less inclined toward crime and violence may express their competitiveness through their creative activities.
8.The midlife crisis is a myth—sort of
9.It's natural for politicians to risk everything for an affair (but only if they're male)
10.Men sexually harass women because they are not sexist

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