High status males had multiple wives or additional mating opportunities in the ancestral environment.
Keith HensonCould people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility as you are with skin colour?
Keith HensonFighting hard to protect yourself and your relatives is good for your genes, but when captured and escape is not possible, giving up short of dying and making the best you can of the new situation is also good for your genes.
Keith HensonEvolution acts slowly. Our psychological characteristics today are those that promoted reproductive success in the ancestral environmen.
Keith Henson