I’m sympathetic, but I wonder if you’re jumping to the “godshatter” conclusion too quickly in re: promiscuity.
“Godshatter” is a fairly strong claim to make about a piece of psychology; for one thing, it would seem to require human universality. But there are cultures with much more promiscuous female sexuality than the anglosphere.
“Godshatter” is a fairly strong claim to make about a piece of psychology; for one thing, it would seem to require human universality.
I’ve met people who don’t like candy. Does that mean that taste for sweets isn’t a manifestation of the adaptation execution for seeking high-energy food?
I’ve met people who don’t like candy. Does that mean that taste for sweets isn’t a manifestation of the adaptation execution for seeking high-energy food?
Ever met somebody who doesn’t like sugar at all?
More seriously,
(1) Claiming that the preferences of female westerners living circa 2010 about sex, are all or mostly innate, is a huge claim—and probably false.
(2) Even if true, it’s not clear that innate preferences are automatically ethically unquestionable (more technically, two terminal values may conflict). For example, as someone who has a wonderful relationship with their stepfather, I’m very glad he isn’t hung up on the fact that we’re genetically unrelated. Most humans care a lot about that.
(3) You still leave yourself open to a nice symmetrical reductio where I mention some nasty male preference about sex, and then play my “godshatter” trump card. I agree with kompo that that argument is way too Fully General.
I will also agree with you that criticizing the preferences of a gender or of an individual, has political & social consequences that are potentially ugly. I suggest that this means we need to work harder conversationally, not ban or severely circumscribe the topic.
I’m sympathetic, but I wonder if you’re jumping to the “godshatter” conclusion too quickly in re: promiscuity.
“Godshatter” is a fairly strong claim to make about a piece of psychology; for one thing, it would seem to require human universality. But there are cultures with much more promiscuous female sexuality than the anglosphere.
I’ve met people who don’t like candy. Does that mean that taste for sweets isn’t a manifestation of the adaptation execution for seeking high-energy food?
Ever met somebody who doesn’t like sugar at all?
More seriously,
(1) Claiming that the preferences of female westerners living circa 2010 about sex, are all or mostly innate, is a huge claim—and probably false.
(2) Even if true, it’s not clear that innate preferences are automatically ethically unquestionable (more technically, two terminal values may conflict). For example, as someone who has a wonderful relationship with their stepfather, I’m very glad he isn’t hung up on the fact that we’re genetically unrelated. Most humans care a lot about that.
(3) You still leave yourself open to a nice symmetrical reductio where I mention some nasty male preference about sex, and then play my “godshatter” trump card. I agree with kompo that that argument is way too Fully General.
I will also agree with you that criticizing the preferences of a gender or of an individual, has political & social consequences that are potentially ugly. I suggest that this means we need to work harder conversationally, not ban or severely circumscribe the topic.
I’m exiting this thread now.
Have you met a culture that doesn’t like candy?
I haven’t met many cultures.