eclectica
2005-05-18, 23:37
Is a woman's orgasm a fluke of nature? I have posted as an attachment an article from yesterday's paper in which someone claims that women's orgasms are relics from embryonic development, the way nipples for men are.
I think that orgasm in women is real and not just a fluke. I think on average it is not as intense for them though, and that men have a higher sex drive than women. The advancement of the species would occur better if women were to enjoy sex, so I think there would be a biological advantage for women to enjoy sex. I think that the female orgasm ties in with the ability in primates to have casual sex during infertile moments rather than just during ovulation or peak fertility. Scientists don't understand how it came about that primates have casual sex, but speculate that either it causes more sex to occur, giving a reproductive advantage, or that prolific casual sex strengthens social bonds and communities. For example, when you don't know who the baby's daddy is, then it takes a village to raise a child, because every guy thinks that may be his kid.
While women are generalized by these scientists, it varies depending on personality as to how much they can enjoy sex and have orgasms. I think of women who are neurotic and unhappy, or who are prudish and think of sex as dirty, as ones who would not have orgasms easily.
The idea that women don't have real orgasms suggests that they would play a passive role in sex and mating and wait for the men to choose them. When women have orgasms and have a desire for sex, then that means they play a role in choosing their mate. Scientists are not correct about their depiction of what happens in nature with male animals fighting and whether the female is choosing or not. For example, they will depict a fight between two males over the female, as a situation where the female chooses the winner. But I see it as a case of the victor taking the spoils and the female passively standing by.
It's interesting how when a man catches his woman cheating on him, that he is more likely to get angry at the other man than find fault with his woman. That response suggests that she plays a passive role, which is implying that she need not enjoy sex or have free will.
I think that orgasm in women is real and not just a fluke. I think on average it is not as intense for them though, and that men have a higher sex drive than women. The advancement of the species would occur better if women were to enjoy sex, so I think there would be a biological advantage for women to enjoy sex. I think that the female orgasm ties in with the ability in primates to have casual sex during infertile moments rather than just during ovulation or peak fertility. Scientists don't understand how it came about that primates have casual sex, but speculate that either it causes more sex to occur, giving a reproductive advantage, or that prolific casual sex strengthens social bonds and communities. For example, when you don't know who the baby's daddy is, then it takes a village to raise a child, because every guy thinks that may be his kid.
While women are generalized by these scientists, it varies depending on personality as to how much they can enjoy sex and have orgasms. I think of women who are neurotic and unhappy, or who are prudish and think of sex as dirty, as ones who would not have orgasms easily.
The idea that women don't have real orgasms suggests that they would play a passive role in sex and mating and wait for the men to choose them. When women have orgasms and have a desire for sex, then that means they play a role in choosing their mate. Scientists are not correct about their depiction of what happens in nature with male animals fighting and whether the female is choosing or not. For example, they will depict a fight between two males over the female, as a situation where the female chooses the winner. But I see it as a case of the victor taking the spoils and the female passively standing by.
It's interesting how when a man catches his woman cheating on him, that he is more likely to get angry at the other man than find fault with his woman. That response suggests that she plays a passive role, which is implying that she need not enjoy sex or have free will.