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Are Humans Monogamous? (2020 Rerun)

Psychology In Seattle Podcast

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We Don't Evolved From a Species That Has a Social Instinct

We evolved a need to reproduce just like any other species that reproduces through sex. Like Benobos, we also evolved an adopted sex as a way of socializing. But eventually evolution went in this direction where it's like, for those people who have a urge when they want to bond for the purpose of protecting your child and maybe having sex with someone you can share resources with. We developed this kind of smooth things over even though most of the time it has nothing to do with reproduction. Did I make any sense? It's just likewe get selected for this urge to have sex with a lot of people despite not being conscious about it. This is unconscious but still very real.

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