Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-15 Thread uǝlƃ ☣
But your point *did* come through. Peterson's (and many people's) conception of the "alpha male" (or "alpha female" for Frank), has become second nature. It's everywhere in our culture. And it is ripe for a debunking that is complete enough to GRIP the populace. Dave's debunking is right, I

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-15 Thread Nick Thompson
Hi, Glen I said I would be slow in responding. True to my word. I agree with you that Cosmides and Tooby are among the most interesting manifestations of the Evolutionary Psychology ... movement, fad, whatever. Their strongest "suit" was their attack on "Darwinian Psychology" which c

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-15 Thread uǝlƃ ☣
Exactly! So, it seems most reasonable to assume that the style of the clothing one wears to an awards ceremony, including how much skin is exposed, has more to do with cultural and clique norms than a "desire to be desired", whatever that may mean. On 02/15/2018 08:16 AM, Frank Wimberly wrote:

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-15 Thread Frank Wimberly
It's probably true that there are as many idiosyncratic motives as there are people. But I believe that there are dominant themes in that set of motives. Which begs the question how you know what someone's motives are, including yourself. Frank Wimberly www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberl

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-15 Thread glen
No. I'm saying that you are artificially discretizing the motivation of the women (and men) at the GG. On February 14, 2018 5:43:08 PM PST, Frank Wimberly wrote: >I think you're saying that your motivation for exposing skin is >different from that of the women on the Golden Globes program, whic