Ok sry, yeah I misunderstood the purpose of the tread then.Well - I should have thought more carefully about the header to this thread. I didn't mean it to be a discussion of individually why people like or hate NTR. Please read the first post here and I'm going to rename the thread.
The one problem I see in this. If I understand you correctly.I have responses to all three of these posts, which, as I read them, all boil down to "we're programmed to reproduce, so anything that decreases the likelihood of reproduction will be selected against. So necessarily, any kink that doesn't directly promote impregnation must be acculturated rather than evolved.
I think there is an evolutionary explanation that can show how a suite of these non-impregnation kinks could be selected for rather than against. And if there is a suite of kinks that go together in a statistically significant proportion, that's suggestive of evolution at work. If these kinks are necessarily acculturated rather than evolved, then there shouldn't be a correlation among them (or at least, there would have to be an acculturated explanation of why the entire suite of kinks would be acculturated together).
It sounds like it should be worth hitting up the mods to see if they will let me run this survey.
I have the survey designed, but I still need to figure out how to post and run the survey while maintaining anonymity and preserving the integrity of the survey results (i.e., making sure that it can't be taken multiple times). I'm still working on that part.
Thanks for these responses. I can't wait to get this survey posted, so we can start debating the merits of the theory. I don't want to do that in advance of running the survey because having the theory out there could be argued to have skewed the results.
If I were to post an anonymous survey about which kinks are turn-ons and which are turn-offs, do you think folks would respond honestly? I have a theory about why certain kinks are preferred by certain folks and having some actual data would be a nice boost to my ability to publish.
I haven't talked to the moderators about whether they would even allow a survey to be posted, but wanted to get a sense of the community as to whether there would be any interest
That's what I'm interested in (and worried about). I'm not sure that it would be tainted, though. The fact that people feel strongly about it is likely to make the response more honest. What I'm really interested in is whether there are common other kinks that go with either hatred or love of (or indifference to) NTR. If there are common suites of characteristics/fetishes that go with NTR, that could help prove my idea that there is a common evolutionary root.I think that the topic is emotional enough for many that their replies/answers would cause tainted data.
That's what I'm interested in (and worried about). I'm not sure that it would be tainted, though. The fact that people feel strongly about it is likely to make the response more honest. What I'm really interested in is whether there are common other kinks that go with either hatred or love of (or indifference to) NTR. If there are common suites of characteristics/fetishes that go with NTR, that could help prove my idea that there is a common evolutionary root.
So these studies are fascinating (and were unknown to me). The fact check review from Reuters is actually not connected to the New South Wales study that is discussed in the first link. The NSW study was published in 2014 (original publication:Yes there is, I think. It has to do with the biological need to pass genes forward, so the man feels the need to have exclusive possession of the woman to guarantee his genetic inheritance for his offspring. But as I'm not an expert on this, I can't go too deep and I need to make this disclaimer.
And then there is the polemic study that does or not reveal very interesting things>You must be registered to see linksandYou must be registered to see linkshere.
The subject still needs studying it seems. It's confusing.
Recommendation, don't try to rationalize (and put science on it) a discussion that everyone sees as being about something moral and personal taste, you are gonna waste your time. Or at least ask the question in the right place, if there is one.
I absolutely agree with you and Popper. That's one of the reasons I want to post my theory (once we have the data) so that others in the community can push back on my conclusions. I'm very sensitive to the idea that I'll read the data the way I want to rather than let the data speak for itself. As Mark Twain said: "There are three kinds of lies in this world: Lies, Damned lies, and statistics."Fair enough. Though I will point from WAY back in my youth, the science that clicked with me was done by Karl Popper, who basically said (paraphrased)
-If you want a certain outcome instead of seeing if the data is valid and where it leads you, you have a bias, as most do, to prove yourself right. As soon as you say "I want my data to prove..." then you're subconsciously trying to prove yourself right.
Now, Popper was pretty much hated in the community, a community that wants to be right and be published.
So WTF does it have to do with your study? Your very first reaction to data taint was "I'm not sure it would be tainted." instead of being perfectly neutral to the data. You could be totally right. Absolutely. But you have to look into yourself as to why that was your reaction.
Now, Popper was 1 guy, just so happens that I love his way of thinking. That's MY bias. You don't have to believe him at ALL. But just keep in mind, you asked, got a reply, and your first thought was "It'll be fine." And it could be. Could be I'm full of shit.
But be careful you don't get the result you want... rather than the result that is.
In any case, good luck with your study. I hope it goes well.
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