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"That argument is complete horseshoot.
Evolutionary success is not about having the most sex, it's about producing the most fertile offspring. I'll say that again: the idea isn't to spread the most baby batter around, it's to raise the most children who themselves grow up to produce children. That's why your parents won't leave you the hell alone about making them grandparents; they aren't done until you do.
Male sleeping around simply wouldn't have cut it as an evolutionary strategy. First off, the male in question can't just sleep with any old female for evolutionary succes, he has to have sex with a woman who is fertile. Human females have concealed ovulation. fudgeing around means rolling the dice each time, while staying with one woman at least through a full cycle (or two, or three - our ancestors didn't have our ridiculous abundnace of food and thus weren't as reliably fertile) meant a good shot at pregnancy.
...And that's assuming that the opportunity for Cro-Magnon or Australopithecine fudgeing around existed at all. Illicit sex requires privacy, and the days before bricks, mortar and loud stereos didn't provide much. Ever try to get away with something in a small town? Now try it when you live in a community of 60 breeding adults who live in thatched huts around a central camp fire. Everybody knows your business."
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Evolutionary success is not about having the most sex, it's about producing the most fertile offspring. I'll say that again: the idea isn't to spread the most baby batter around, it's to raise the most children who themselves grow up to produce children. That's why your parents won't leave you the hell alone about making them grandparents; they aren't done until you do.
Male sleeping around simply wouldn't have cut it as an evolutionary strategy. First off, the male in question can't just sleep with any old female for evolutionary succes, he has to have sex with a woman who is fertile. Human females have concealed ovulation. fudgeing around means rolling the dice each time, while staying with one woman at least through a full cycle (or two, or three - our ancestors didn't have our ridiculous abundnace of food and thus weren't as reliably fertile) meant a good shot at pregnancy.
...And that's assuming that the opportunity for Cro-Magnon or Australopithecine fudgeing around existed at all. Illicit sex requires privacy, and the days before bricks, mortar and loud stereos didn't provide much. Ever try to get away with something in a small town? Now try it when you live in a community of 60 breeding adults who live in thatched huts around a central camp fire. Everybody knows your business."
Source. Scroll down to the 2nd entry
