Tuesday, February 12, 2013

In the Pleistocene everybody was a zombie




The fundamental premise of evolutionary psychology is that mankind’s mind evolved during the Pleistocene epoch to solve problems of daily living. We acquired each mental power and capacity; those that provided survival and reproductive advantages persisted. So…  

In the Pleistocene epoch the atheists had a disadvantage.
In the Pleistocene epoch cheaters got away with it
In the Pleistocene epoch our ancestors had fewer affairs with their friends' wives.
In the Pleistocene epoch girls weren't so catty. But that didn't work out.
In the Pleistocene epoch dudes weren't so jealous. But that didn't work out.
In the Pleistocene epoch dudes didn't talk smack about other dudes. But that didn't work out.
In the Pleistocene epoch our ancestors had large families but didn't spend much time with the kids.
In the Pleistocene epoch girls went for guys who played guitar.
In the Pleistocene epoch women were very selective about their mates. How's that working out?
In the Pleistocene epoch natural selection should have selected against dead-beat dads. What happened?
In the Pleistocene epoch our common ancestor was the first to dream. Dreaming was such a big benefit that today everyone does it.
In the Pleistocene epoch men came from Venus and women from Mars
In the Pleistocene epoch suicide evolved as a reproductive strategy for burdensome cavemen and women.
In the Pleistocene epoch everybody was a zombie – no one was conscious.
In the Pleistocene epoch we had ancestors who were not scared of saber-toothed tigers. That didn't work out.
In the Pleistocene epoch the fear of snakes wasn't phobic.
In the Pleistocene epoch guys were better at reading maps.
In the Pleistocene epoch the motivation to bring flowers to sick people evolved.
In the Pleistocene epoch chicks favored guys who were good hunters.
In the Pleistocene epoch ancestors didn't think poop was stinky. They didn't have a reproductive advantage.
In the Pleistocene, genes started giving us warm & fuzzy feelings when we were around people who didn't kill us & steal our wives. #Friendship.
In the Pleistocene sibling rivalry was often fatal.


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