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I posted this question last night:...
...Why are humans ashamed of exposing their genitals?...
...and the thread degenerated into a discussion about the utility of clothing based on survival in the wild.
That is not the heart of the issue. The main point is the following:
Why is there a feeling of shame or embarrassment of exposing our pee-pees or boobies, which is innate in the human condition? This seems to transcend the utility of clothing in terms of warmth, protection from branches/rocks/animals, etc. It is a mental instinct that seems to be genetically programmed into us.
Maybe this is the "missing link:" one day an ape covered his/her genitals for whatever reason (weather, tree branches, wild tigers, etc.). This particular ape continued to wear this "clothing" every day from that point forward. This ape was an admirable ape in the tribe. Others caught on and started wearing the clothing. Male apes thus had to use methods other than forceful rape or genital comparison to get the other apes to mate. Rational thought thus evolved, as a method to outcompete other apes for sex with the most desirable female apes.
Man I'm drunk....
...Why are humans ashamed of exposing their genitals?...
...and the thread degenerated into a discussion about the utility of clothing based on survival in the wild.
That is not the heart of the issue. The main point is the following:
Why is there a feeling of shame or embarrassment of exposing our pee-pees or boobies, which is innate in the human condition? This seems to transcend the utility of clothing in terms of warmth, protection from branches/rocks/animals, etc. It is a mental instinct that seems to be genetically programmed into us.
Maybe this is the "missing link:" one day an ape covered his/her genitals for whatever reason (weather, tree branches, wild tigers, etc.). This particular ape continued to wear this "clothing" every day from that point forward. This ape was an admirable ape in the tribe. Others caught on and started wearing the clothing. Male apes thus had to use methods other than forceful rape or genital comparison to get the other apes to mate. Rational thought thus evolved, as a method to outcompete other apes for sex with the most desirable female apes.
Man I'm drunk....
