Evolution, Sex, and the Brain
Since I've been posting on Ed Humes' Monkey Girl, when I came across this post on Richard Beck's blog -- Experimental Theology -- I had to point it out.
In a post entitled "Theology and Evolutionary Psychology, Chapter 1: Natural and Sexual Selection 101 or Why Theology is Sexy," Beck, who is chair of the psych dept. at Abilene Christian University, discusses the issue of sexual selection, which Darwin suggested as explaining why male peacocks have those great feathers!
Since we human males don't have any fancy plummage what's our sexual organ? Well, evolutionary psychology may point to our brains. Yes, women are attracted to those who are smart -- so smartness (increased brain function) was selected. You must go to his site and read this -- it's great!!! It also helps confirm Darwin's theories. I'm hoping too that's why Cheryl married me -- for my brains!!!
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