Many anthropologists believe that that the greatest advantage of opposable thumbs in humans is for grasping tools however what if we evolved because of the primates ability to masturbate?
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3 Eldrazi 2015-09-27
When you get right down to it, everything someone does is motivated by a desire to reproduce, and masturbation is a way to mimic the feeling of reproducing, so this seems entirely plausible.
3 Rockran 2015-09-27
I'm playing Starcraft 2.
How the hell is this going to get me laid?
1 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
Ithe point of the post is that tech interferes with natural sexual intercourse. It accelerates technological evolution and weakens our own.
1 Rockran 2015-09-27
You're making a critical error in assuming sexual evolution is best left to the physically superior.
1 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
not really. The evolution of our neo cortex involves the weakening of the body and its genes. The only thing strengthening are our social memes. Biological evolution is doomed. Future life will only include synthetic life.
2 Rockran 2015-09-27
If I say the phrase "Survival of the fittest" , do you think:
A) Athletes will rule the world
B) Fitness refers to success of producing offspring
C) Curls get the girls
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2 Rockran 2015-09-27
Which is?
1 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
Those who are producing the most offspring are in the third world with no tech. Think about that for a while and get back to me.
3 Rockran 2015-09-27
Yet people in first world countries have extensive families?
1 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
Our birth rate in Europe and America are negative
1 Rockran 2015-09-27
So what you're saying is... The most sexually fit and prosperous are those in third world countries?
1 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
They are the ones reproducing the most. It is the rampant deceptive masturbators who wish to limit their reproduction in various ways.
1 steak4take 2015-09-27
You're a rampant and self deceptive masturbator.
1 anarchopotato 2015-09-27
Emrakul?
2 downtowne 2015-09-27
Of course, you are able to mentally masturbate with or without thumbs. This thread proves it.
1 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
do you mind explaining your facetious comment more clearly? Or do you not have an explanation for your beliefs?
1 downtowne 2015-09-27
It's just the obvious. I thought you might be interested in the obvious. If you pretend to not know or do not know the obvious that is your business.
1 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
Still no substance in your argument.
1 downtowne 2015-09-27
I'm actually not arguing with you. Don't worry maybe the obvious is not for you. You might be of a different ilk.
1 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
You actually are claiming that you know the obvious and I do not. That was your argument. We truly live in the days that Orwell predicted.
1 downtowne 2015-09-27
Not sure about how Orwell fits into this. I think you know the obvious and just like to practice sophistry. Just my opinion and we see quite a bit of this around here. Someone will just up and say that they can't see beyond the end of their nose so let's debate. This time around you are that guy. I hope you have a great day.
1 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
Once again you have no argument. I'm sorry you do not have the capabilities to maintain an objective state of mind and feel the need to attack me instead of stay on the topic of the post.
1 Balthanos 2015-09-27
Other animals masturbate without thumbs yet have not evolved.
0 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
They do not climax.
1 Balthanos 2015-09-27
Um, it's strange that you are on the internet and have made such a claim. Animals self gratify and climax. They even eat their own seed.
0 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
you are referring to rare examples. Primates are habitual.
And what does me being on the Internet have anything to do with this?
1 Balthanos 2015-09-27
You are creating a logical fallacy while the information required to debunk your thesis is sitting in your lap. You would have to intentionally withhold the information from yourself in order to continue along the illogical path you have chosen.
1 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
That makes absolutely no sense and has zero information that is helpful to the discussion. Try and stick to specific examples please.
1 Balthanos 2015-09-27
Look here, typical 1 month redditor, you are being intentionally dimwitted in order to create your post. Please stop making critical thinkers look bad.
1 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
Now you are trying to shame me? Stick to the facts of the argument please.
And FYI I have been following this thread for a long time. I have posted before and my posts were censored for whatever reason.
I think perhaps you are a heavy masturbator and are in a state of cognitive dissonance right now. You feel the urge to defend your argument without any specific example of a cognitive and coherent argument.
1 Balthanos 2015-09-27
The facts of the argument are, and were quite simple. (If you would even call it an argument)
Masturbation/manual stimulation is not in any way isolated to humans/mammals as an observed behavior
You are intentionally being argumentative and acting the fool in this thread while ignoring any meaningful conversation.
You said it yourself, you are in an argument
Fuck off with your mockery already
1 [deleted] 2015-09-27
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1 SovereignMan 2015-09-27
Rule 10. Removed.
1 Jpolky 2015-09-27
I can masturbate without using my thumbs. Anyone else?
0 CriticalCat 2015-09-27
Sex robots? FUCK YEAH!
1 Bgriff42 2015-09-27
do you mind explaining your facetious comment more clearly? Or do you not have an explanation for your beliefs?
1 Balthanos 2015-09-27
You are creating a logical fallacy while the information required to debunk your thesis is sitting in your lap. You would have to intentionally withhold the information from yourself in order to continue along the illogical path you have chosen.