I am of course fascinated by what makes humans tick. A life long study, for sure, that could only be disrailed by digging in my heels somewhere and declaring that I have the truth. Well, I am not that dum, okay?
I once put together a bunch of quotes and pictures from old encyclopedias showing scientists and politicians making statements that were taking for the truth at the time, though now we know better. Anyone who reads of went to college knows that knowledge is forever being replaced, but still, since we are pattern makers, it is difficult for most people to see beyond their education. Noam Chomsky says there is no revolution because people are too tired when they get home after work, and I think this applies to the intellect as well -- there is no time for revolutionary thoughts in the usual life.
That is why no one seems too up in arms right now about this new study, which was done on two species of voles, one monogamous and nurturing with children, the other wild and polygamous, doing the old 'wham bam thank you mam." and leaving the little lady voles to raise the children. The monogamous voles even kissed and carressed their partner after sex, though the polygamous moles were all hit and run.
Scientitsts were able to isolate the genetic difference between the two, and then injected the 'free love' voles with the 'indentured love' voles genes. This was done by merely introducing a virus which caused a slight change.
The voles who were before all out for themselves, suddenly changed into nurturing family voles. Now, how and why this applies to humans is beyond the scope of my stupid little blog, but the implications on the theoritical level are vague enough for me to stick my head in and have a look around, at least.
It seems that this may transfer to humans, or I wouldn't be writing it. This means that the predatory males out there who think sex is only for fun, are actually missing something that family men have (or, you could look at it visa versa, but I prefer to think we are evolving toward more emotional connections, rather than less; I could be wrong, we could all be headed toward the emotionless stoicism of sociopaths).
I can see the prenupts of the future involving this virus to transfer monogamous genes. And what does this say about us? The future will have lots of evolving answers, but the implication seems clear -- some men simply are not 'cut out' to be monogamous, caring partners... John Wayne Gacy was our worst chicago serial killer --
I actually went down and hung out around the prison the night he was killed, heard the crowds scream in midieval triumph, the protestors standing in a cirlce praying around a candle. He obviously could have used this virus.
If any women read this, you should think long and hard about voles before going out with another jock/romeo.
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
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