tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148782444147514637.post1529134492206584771..comments2014-12-15T10:36:11.385-08:00Comments on Miss Adventures Eh?: Misshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13953158151475187370noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148782444147514637.post-50756171567585438342008-07-11T09:50:00.000-07:002008-07-11T09:50:00.000-07:00Hi, nice blog. Just came across it while googling ...Hi, nice blog. Just came across it while googling an erica jong quotation. I wrote something on a similar vein based on the same quotation. Do leave your comments.<BR/><BR/>http://cynicallyours.blogspot.com/2007/12/anything-you-can-do-i-can-do-better-i.htmlSachinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344051624083362490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148782444147514637.post-27337959908001757762008-06-22T19:55:00.000-07:002008-06-22T19:55:00.000-07:00Missy, I feel your pain on these comments but love...Missy, I feel your pain on these comments but loved the post. I don't know if my answer is any better than those already given but it strikes me that "evolution" or "natural selection" is too big an answer for the question. It perhaps inputs too much stuff where a simpler explanation would be sufficient. I would say we instinctually seek love. Instinct could perhaps be explained by evolution or have been honed into natural selection. <BR/><BR/>But there might be another answer as well. (Or it could be both.)<BR/><BR/>We might also be creatures who are designed for loving. We might be seeking out romance and love to fulfill our purpose. Our attempts to love could be as inevitable as a a clock's attempts to reflect what time it is. We might do it poorly or have love wrong if things have gummed up the works. But we may be more suited to love or try to love than any other activity. Just like a watch is suited to tell time, no matter if the gears are busted or it is set wrong.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, even if we get love wrong, I love that about us, that we are fascinated with love.Steely Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075267341862340545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148782444147514637.post-11861864710075447012008-06-21T19:02:00.000-07:002008-06-21T19:02:00.000-07:00Re-read what I said. I didn't say looks were not a...Re-read what I said. I didn't say looks were not a factor when I chose my mate - I do not think looks alone signify the merit of the mate. As you said, as humans we can rely on other factors as well. I feel as if you are trying to argue with me when in fact we are in agreement. Perhaps I am only naive because I believe people can discuss issues without turning it into an argument (for example calling me naive and saying I do not speak the truth)?Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953158151475187370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148782444147514637.post-34248645212937576542008-06-20T11:21:00.000-07:002008-06-20T11:21:00.000-07:00To say that you do not choose your mates based on ...To say that you do not choose your mates based on their outward appearance is a naive statement. Leads me to believe that you're not speaking the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148782444147514637.post-88913128408646717022008-06-19T07:05:00.000-07:002008-06-19T07:05:00.000-07:00peacocks? peacock's intelligence is somewhat small...peacocks? peacock's intelligence is somewhat smaller than the human, the latter being able to look for other "attractive" features other than the "fantail of colors".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148782444147514637.post-73538511190917176272008-06-18T18:50:00.000-07:002008-06-18T18:50:00.000-07:00That implies that looks signify the merit of the m...That implies that looks signify the merit of the mate. That might work with peacocks but I'm not sure about humans.Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953158151475187370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148782444147514637.post-30053838253096321992008-06-18T17:53:00.000-07:002008-06-18T17:53:00.000-07:00If you are a believer in evolution and natural sel...If you are a believer in evolution and natural selection this makes total sense. The end goal is best chance survival of a species, your species. It's all about reproduction, and selecting the best mate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148782444147514637.post-72730995951008677712008-06-18T09:06:00.000-07:002008-06-18T09:06:00.000-07:00Great reading, thanks!Great reading, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com