Study: Prehistoric Man Had Sex for Fun

[Chicup]

Originally Posted by Thrax

According to the article, the researcher is "challenging assumptions that sex for the purposes of reproduction is the form closest to nature". So, he's proposing a competing scientific theory. I can't tell from the limited description given by the article where his theory would be on the continuum from complete hogwash to completely believeable.

Any scientist who thinks 'sex for the purposes of reproduction is the form closet to nature' needs to go back to biology school and focus on animal behavior. Thats why its silly. I'm sure there are some people who want to think this is true, but that mind set isn't going to 'buy' the evidence or may even say 'its pre-flood and they were punished by god' or whatever.

Sex for pleasure is one of the routes evolution has taken sexual reproduction in a number of animals, but its not like it suddenly popped up, its documented as far back as we have written records. Before then we have to guess as to the cultures, but not on something so fundamental being different.

[lovinher]

http://www.primates.com/bonobos/bonobosexsoc.html

If chimps do it for fun it only makes sense humans did.

[drziggy]

Just a suggestion....Have a look at the book
With Pleasure: Thoughts on the Nature of Human Sexuality: Paul R. Abramson, Steven D. Pinkerton:

You may find a plausible answer to the question "Are we monogamous?"
Cheers!
DrZiggy

[drziggy]

And here's another one....just in case you're in a "reading mood"...

The Politics of Lust; John Ince (a fellow Canadian, I must add...)

Cheers!