Excellent introductions, intriguing details, and then…
Out of control is the conventional attempt to provide an ex post facto justification for the supposed evolutionary causes of the evolution of masturbation, with the implicit premise that the mere pleasure of it is insufficient to keep it in the genome.
Not all of a species’ behaviors—possibly not even the majority of them—produce an evolutionary advantage.
InternetPeon says
So they finally identified the first masturbator.
Fvxswift says
Excellent introductions, intriguing details, and then…
Out of control is the conventional attempt to provide an ex post facto justification for the supposed evolutionary causes of the evolution of masturbation, with the implicit premise that the mere pleasure of it is insufficient to keep it in the genome.
Not all of a species’ behaviors—possibly not even the majority of them—produce an evolutionary advantage.
turbotaunus says
The opening of 2001 would have been very different if Kubrick had known this information.
paispas says
How can they be sure it was the first time?
BusinessOk7007 says
Hal 9000, I’m afraid I can’t let you touch yourself.
frictorious says
Not just primates masturbate.
A porcupine does it with a stick!
baroncalico says
“A long tradition, dating back to my ancient ancestors.”
-mudflaps- says
So we’ve been jerkin’ for 40 million years.
Rice-Weird says
Someone tell that primate, 40‐million years was enough time with their monkey already!