The Dangerous Passion by Buss David M

Author:Buss, David M. [Buss, David M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2000-02-14T08:00:00+00:00

Neither of these men, as far as we know, acted on their homicidal thoughts. But our studies of homicidal thoughts among thousands of men show conclusively that a lot of men start thinking of killing when they catch their partner cheating or when they get unceremoniously dumped.

What can we conclude from this evidence? It would certainly be premature to conclude that we know with certainty that men have evolved a situationally triggered mate-killing psychology. Perhaps Daly and Wilson are correct in their slip-up theory. But we know that men’s homicidal thoughts occur in specific predictable circumstances. We know that the fantasies involve killing, not merely hurting or deterring. We know that the thoughts occur with some frequency and take up a significant amount of men’s attention that could be devoted to other problems. If men do have an evolved mate-killing mind, then we must face this disturbing evil of human nature unflinchingly. We need to know the minds of the killers among us in order to prevent them from acting on their fantasies. Only by understanding the hidden roots of mate murders can we hope to reduce their occurrence.

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