So apparently bonobos have sex about once every two weeks, while humans on average have sex 3-4 times a week (average for unmarried couples, according to the Kinsey report and various other studies). Bonobos seem to have a much smaller birth rates than humans, too.
- Do you think humans being more sexualized than their ancestors is a result of culture or of evolution/self-breeding/civilization? I.e. would you if living in a rain forest with all women in your herd constantly naked only want to have sex once every two weeks, or as much as or more often than you want it in a civilized society?
- Do you think our society form favors human beings who are oversexualized over human beings who are good survivors? I.e. do people who contribute more to overpopulation have more success in the short term because they get many more children. Unlike what is the case in most animal herds, where the survival pressure from nature forces the successful lovers to also be good contributors to the herd so that also less successful lovers and less overseuxalized individuals pass on their heritage to each generation?
- Do you think civilization gives undeserved privileges to people who are good lovers but don't contribute to society in any other ways?
- Do you think civilization oppresses people who aren't good lovers?
- Do you think, as some claim, that sex lies behind the bonobo tendency to be more peaceful than the common chimpanzee? Some scientists claim that the fact that bonobos have sex all the time is the reason why they are a little less violent than the common chimpanzee, but if that is true, how can humans be both more violent than common chimpanzees if they have a lot more sex than the bonobos?
- Are you more proud of having the bonobo or the common chimpanzee as your ancestor?
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