Sinaeps
Neurotransmetteur
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- 16/12/09
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While reading this thread I couldn't help but to think of this article which I've read recently:http://coddledegg.blogspot.com/2007/07/bill-gates-paul-mccartney-and-criminals.html.
In fact, the answer to your question, if there is one, must be in evolutionary psychology, as are all psychological differences between male and female of a same species.
Young men have a genetic predisposition to compete, especially in their late teens until the birth of their first child. This makes sense from a Darwinian point of view, since not all males ever find a mate in nature. Arts, humor, intellect and even science may all be unconscious ways of showing off to potential mates, a social competition.
How does this link to psychonautics? There is a sense of "dare" to exploring one's mind through psychedelics, it is an unconventional, even courageous act. Making such decisions is somehow attractive in this sense. Since it is against most social norms, people who do it tend to "stand out" as autonomous and independent people. Once again, such traits are very desirable in a father.
A woman, by contrast, does not need to show off as much since males usually choose their mate on factors such as health and youth, which are encoded in physical attractiveness.
I'm not saying we're into this field because we want to impress others. What I'm proposing is that something drives young adult males to unconventional fields, because of evolutionary pressures, and that something can lead us to psychedelics and exploration of the self. Once again, I am only stipulating since I don't even know if there's actually more male psychonauts than female ones.
In fact, the answer to your question, if there is one, must be in evolutionary psychology, as are all psychological differences between male and female of a same species.
Young men have a genetic predisposition to compete, especially in their late teens until the birth of their first child. This makes sense from a Darwinian point of view, since not all males ever find a mate in nature. Arts, humor, intellect and even science may all be unconscious ways of showing off to potential mates, a social competition.
How does this link to psychonautics? There is a sense of "dare" to exploring one's mind through psychedelics, it is an unconventional, even courageous act. Making such decisions is somehow attractive in this sense. Since it is against most social norms, people who do it tend to "stand out" as autonomous and independent people. Once again, such traits are very desirable in a father.
A woman, by contrast, does not need to show off as much since males usually choose their mate on factors such as health and youth, which are encoded in physical attractiveness.
I'm not saying we're into this field because we want to impress others. What I'm proposing is that something drives young adult males to unconventional fields, because of evolutionary pressures, and that something can lead us to psychedelics and exploration of the self. Once again, I am only stipulating since I don't even know if there's actually more male psychonauts than female ones.
