Mikufan@ani.social to Animemes@ani.social · 6 months agoMore true words have never been spokenshota.nuexternal-linkmessage-square157fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMore true words have never been spokenshota.nuMikufan@ani.social to Animemes@ani.social · 6 months agomessage-square157fedilink
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoThat doesn’t exclude it having a purpose. A lot of our existence we owe to bacteria inhabiting our body
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoAnd a lot of what happens in evolution is passed down the generations not because it’s useful but because it doesn’t hinder reproduction.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoBody odour does hinder reproduction, though.
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoBut it doesn’t though. Before people bathed consistently, everyone smelled. It wouldn’t have been a factor in partner selection.
minus-squareEatATaco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months ago It wouldn’t have been a factor in partner selection. This is pretty presumptuous, as there appears to be a lot we can pick up about potential mates based on their body odor.
That doesn’t exclude it having a purpose. A lot of our existence we owe to bacteria inhabiting our body
And a lot of what happens in evolution is passed down the generations not because it’s useful but because it doesn’t hinder reproduction.
Body odour does hinder reproduction, though.
But it doesn’t though. Before people bathed consistently, everyone smelled. It wouldn’t have been a factor in partner selection.
This is pretty presumptuous, as there appears to be a lot we can pick up about potential mates based on their body odor.