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Originally Posted by driveway
SWEET! Not responsible for our actions!
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Yeah, I totally agree. We are supposed to be a civilized people. Blaming our action on nature when we have the ability to reason and be moral, is a BS excuse for behaviour.
For example, because of life expectancy, our species used to rely on reproduction as soon as we were biologically capable (which meant under the age of what we consider the age to consent). Today, most men understand that such behaviour is immoral and a vestige of the past. Obviously some still deviate from that and we as a society punish them. Likewise, the masculine tendency to be aggressive and violent is something that isn't necessary anymore and detrimental to civilized society. Except in the case of very specific mental deficiencies, we all have the ability to reason and make the right decisions.
I get that the article was only an academic view of the nature of male aggression and not a justification, but some men do use it as justification and it sucks.