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249. Primatologist Explains the 1% Difference Between Humans & Apes | Richard Wrangham

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Is There a Difference Between the Male and the Female?

There are two processes that go on once humans have this ability to kill in a predictable, safe way. The first is the loss of the alpha male and therefore the loss of alpha male genes. And from then on, I think you see an intensification of the degree to which males are ruling the society. Very often the rules that they impose will be good for everybody such as there shall be no murder except when we say it's a good thing. But sometimes the rules will not be good for everyone's society like when we tell females that we want them to have sex with a stranger,. Then they're darn well going to do it.

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