Yup. But you have to admit, the usage is obvious. What is true of the overall body plan is also true of the face alone.

 

"Man scans with scrupulous care the character and pedigree of his horses, cattle, and dogs before he matches them; but when he comes to his own marriage he rarely, or never, takes any such care. ... Both sexes ought to refrain from marriage if they are in any marked degree inferior in body or mind; but such hopes are Utopian and will never be even partially realised until the laws of inheritance are thoroughly known. ... On the other hand [Mr. Galton, Darwin's cousin]. . . has remarked, if the prudent avoid marriage, whilst the reckless marry, the inferior members tend to supplant the better members of society. Man, like every other animal, has no doubt advanced to his present high condition through a struggle for existence consequent on his rapid multiplication; and if he is to advance still higher, it is to be feared that he must remain subject to a severe struggle. Otherwise he would sink into indolence, and the more gifted men would not be more successful in the battle of life than the less gifted." Charles Darwin in "The Descent of Man"

 

I think intelligent design is just around the corner.

 

"The Marching Morons", CM Kornbluth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marching_Morons

 

Damned psychologists. They're also probably behind this whole global warming boondoggle too. They want to heighten our anxiety levels to increase their profits.

I admit that it works, but I don't ever want to see a human face that exhibits radial symmetry. :shudder:

 

Neither Darwin or Galton were aware of genetics, nor was Darwin's understanding of sexual selection or its dynamics particularly profound. We tend to do those things often without any conscious thought.

 

Man can scan and women can primp all day long but in the end it's scent that determines attraction. Mutual scent stimulation can lead to copulation in a hurry.

That's why teenagers stink. Come to think of it...they're the cause of all this global warming.


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Now I know why I'm not attracted to goats.

 

This thread seemed like a good idea when I started it.