conwict
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dsade,
Quite true. A little "thought experiment" that's good to run is contrasting the way you feel when you see a video of someone (whether they're an attractive female, a guy, whatever) versus when you actually meet a person.
The conventional wisdom that suggests we form our perceptions of people based solely on their appearance, stature, affect, etc just doesn't stand up to my own experience with face-to-face encounters. I think we do communicate chemically. I mean, sure, we think Jessica Alba's hot when we see her picture or a movie with her in it, but there's something missing. Likewise, when we interact with females or other males in person, a lot of the emotional response we feel MUST come from pheromones or some type of biochemical communication.
PS, I sent you a PM. I gather that you're a busy person, so I won't press the issue, but I just wasn't sure if you received it or not.
Quite true. A little "thought experiment" that's good to run is contrasting the way you feel when you see a video of someone (whether they're an attractive female, a guy, whatever) versus when you actually meet a person.
The conventional wisdom that suggests we form our perceptions of people based solely on their appearance, stature, affect, etc just doesn't stand up to my own experience with face-to-face encounters. I think we do communicate chemically. I mean, sure, we think Jessica Alba's hot when we see her picture or a movie with her in it, but there's something missing. Likewise, when we interact with females or other males in person, a lot of the emotional response we feel MUST come from pheromones or some type of biochemical communication.
PS, I sent you a PM. I gather that you're a busy person, so I won't press the issue, but I just wasn't sure if you received it or not.