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Even though human females are more choosy in accordance to [[Bateman's principle]], both sexes are ornamented, e.g. women have [[Boobs|permanently swollen breasts]] and an hour glass shaped body, men have a V-shaped upper body, more toned muscles, beards, very large penises compared to other great apes, and [[:Category:Aesthetics|a host of other features]]. Both sexes have clearly defined [[Hairline|hairlines]] and very clear skin. None of these features serve a known biological purpose besides being good looking, so they're likely sexually selected, likely mostly by aesthetic selection common to most animals<ref>http://people.idsia.ch/~juergen/beauty.html</ref>, and possibly by feedback loops like Fisherian runaway, leading to exaggeration and strengthened sexual dimorphism. | Even though human females are more choosy in accordance to [[Bateman's principle]], both sexes are ornamented, e.g. women have [[Boobs|permanently swollen breasts]] and an hour glass shaped body, men have a V-shaped upper body, more toned muscles, beards, very large penises compared to other great apes, and [[:Category:Aesthetics|a host of other features]]. Both sexes have clearly defined [[Hairline|hairlines]] and very clear skin. None of these features serve a known biological purpose besides being good looking, so they're likely sexually selected, likely mostly by aesthetic selection common to most animals<ref>http://people.idsia.ch/~juergen/beauty.html</ref>, and possibly by feedback loops like Fisherian runaway, leading to exaggeration and strengthened sexual dimorphism. | ||
Women are likely mainly ornamented because throughout history, [[Chad|alpha males]] could freely choose among many women, could produce a large number of children and evidently repeatedly chose women with pronounced secondary sexual characteristics such as big boobs and [[Butt|booties]]. Men are of course ornamented because '''all''' women are choosy as hell (not just [[Stacy|alpha females]]). | Women are likely mainly ornamented because throughout history, [[Chad|alpha males]] could freely choose among many women, could produce a large number of children and evidently repeatedly chose women with pronounced secondary sexual characteristics such as [[tits|big boobs]] and [[Butt|booties]]. Men are of course ornamented because '''all''' women are choosy as hell (not just [[Stacy|alpha females]]). | ||
Sexual selection may not only concern physical appearance though, but also cognitive ability, in particular because human intelligence is unnecessarily sophisticated for the needs of hunter-gatherers to survive<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_human_intelligence#Sexual_selection</ref>. While human females may not all be dull looking (as it is the case in many bird species), they have certainly rarely impressed by cognitive achievements in human history. | Sexual selection may not only concern physical appearance though, but also cognitive ability, in particular because human intelligence is unnecessarily sophisticated for the needs of hunter-gatherers to survive<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_human_intelligence#Sexual_selection</ref>. While human females may not all be dull looking (as it is the case in many bird species), they have certainly rarely impressed by cognitive achievements in human history. | ||