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When is a belief system a Mental Disorder?

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robinrohan
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Message 194 of 252 (289607)
02-22-2006 4:02 PM 		Reply to: Message 189 by crashfrog
02-22-2006 3:11 PM

Re: what we find attractive
One is an indication that one has not been out in the sun a lot - an indicator that they're not going to die of skin cancer, perhaps -
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Oh, so that's why I like those pale-skinned girls: they're not likely to get skin cancer. I always wondered about that.
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Message 196 of 252 (289657)
02-22-2006 11:44 PM 		Reply to: Message 195 by crashfrog
02-22-2006 4:26 PM

Re: what we find attractive
Are you pale yourself, perhaps of Northern European ancestry?
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I don't think I would call myself 'pale.' I do prefer women with very white skin. This is especially attractive against the background of black hair. It's an old-fashioned aesthetic preference.
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02-23-2006 12:34 AM 		Reply to: Message 197 by SuperNintendo Chalmers
02-23-2006 12:32 AM

Re: what we find attractive
Maybe you are just into goth chicks!
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Maybe I should check that out.
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02-24-2006 5:46 AM 		Reply to: Message 200 by Silent H
02-24-2006 5:18 AM

Re: Evo Psych = mental disorder?
I would love to hear a real explanation for why couples choose partners that look like themselves when interracial relationships are common and inherently negate that concept. I guess there will be some equally "evolutionary" explanation for that, yet no rationale why such prefs are not seen to move genetically through a population (which is what we should see if these are in fact evolutionarily driven).
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Yes, one can always come up with an evolutionary reason for one's likes and dislikes. It's suspiciously easy.
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02-24-2006 10:55 AM 		Reply to: Message 203 by crashfrog
02-24-2006 9:56 AM

Re: Evo Psych = mental disorder?
If likes and dislikes were random, people wouldn't largely have the same likes and dislikes.
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Perhaps some of these likings are not subjective. Take beauty, for example. Perhaps it's an objective quality of some things or beings.
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That would account for the predictability. A few people might be beauty-blind as some people are color-blind.
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If I say, "This woman is beautiful," maybe that's like saying, "This grass is green."
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robinrohan
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02-24-2006 4:20 PM 		Reply to: Message 206 by crashfrog
02-24-2006 1:12 PM

Re: Evo Psych = mental disorder?
How is beauty detected? Is beauty a wave or a particle?
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Feminine beauty is probably a wave, don't you think?
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02-25-2006 6:39 PM 		Reply to: Message 211 by Trump won
02-25-2006 1:58 PM

Re: What struck me
Reality is subjective.
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What does that mean?
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