[Lady Sidhe]

Originally posted by hot_pastrami
This theory may be based on some fundamental truths, but they are grossly oversimplified. Any complex subject that is boiled down to this level has had most (or all) of it's usefulness reduced away.

One could use similar reasoning to say that scientifically, every action that any person takes in his/her life is directly or indirectly in the pursuit of getting laid, because reproducing is what biological organisms are built to do. It may be a true statement at its heart, but it isn't useful. It ignores the immense complexity which makes people, and their relationships, much more than the sum of their parts.

It isn't difficult to scrutinize things to the point that the information doesn't contribute to a solution or to a more enlightened perspective. Knowing what a water molecule looks like isn't particularly helpful when one is drowning.

I agree with you that with humans it's much more complex, because of our ostensibly more evolved status. Despite the reasearch that shows how we choose mates based on DNA, I think there's a lot more to it than that, when it comes to us. But I do think it's interesting that those instincts are working in the background.

I think it's kind of along the lines of thinking, "yeah, money's good, but if he's an asshole, the money isn't worth it."

Sidhe