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Humans are less ornamented than other animals like birds, but their overall smoothness, homogeneity and symmetry ([[beauty|simplicity]]) may be considered as an ornament under [[Fisherian runaway|sexual selection]]. Women appear to be even more ornamented, especially provided men's strong attraction to large and round [[boobs|breast]] and their hourglass shaped waist. However, as for facial attractiveness, no link to lifetime [[reproductive success]] has been found in in the U.S., and even a negative link in Senegal,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513812000037</ref> rendering the role of ornament in human courtship unlikely. | Humans are less ornamented than other animals like birds, but their overall smoothness, homogeneity and symmetry ([[beauty|simplicity]]) may be considered as an ornament under [[Fisherian runaway|sexual selection]]. Women appear to be even more ornamented, especially provided men's strong attraction to large and round [[boobs|breast]] and their hourglass shaped waist. However, as for facial attractiveness, no link to lifetime [[reproductive success]] has been found in in the U.S., and even a negative link in Senegal,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513812000037</ref> rendering the role of ornament in human courtship unlikely. | ||
Geoffrey Miller suggested that human intelligence and social behavior has also been selected by [[Fisherian runaway|runaway selection]] and is merely "cognitive ornament", with males eliciting super stimuli in women in order to be selected, e.g. by humor and artistic performances.<ref>https://ontherapyaspse.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/geoffrey-miller-the-mating-mind.pdf</ref> | Geoffrey Miller suggested that human intelligence and social behavior has also been selected by [[Fisherian runaway|runaway selection]] and is merely "cognitive ornament", with males eliciting super stimuli in women in order to be selected, e.g. by humor and artistic performances.<ref>https://ontherapyaspse.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/geoffrey-miller-the-mating-mind.pdf</ref> For example, instrument building has been a near exclusively male activity across cultures.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men</ref> Though this notion conflicts with data mentioned above that neither IQ nor extroversion, but only looks matter during initial romantic interest, so only very superficial behaviors may have (in part) been selected this way. There is negative evidence regarding mate preferences for high intelligence (see [[IQ]]). | ||
== Expensiveness of courtship == | == Expensiveness of courtship == | ||