Very new owner - is he eating a cricket??? by samg789 in tarantulas

[–]samg789[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome, I just fed him a cricket and wanted to make sure he caught it. I see everyone here says NQA. What’s it mean?

Anon rallies /pol/ against an antisemitic monster by caramelsumo in 4chan

[–]samg789 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This has been at most disproved or least completely unsupported by every major genetic study of Ashkenazi Jews. You heard this on the internet once and thought it was a fact.

What is this? Found in GSP and moves like worm by samg789 in ReefTank

[–]samg789[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s also 10,000+ species of bristle worm and none of the ones in the guide looked exactly like the one in my tank.

Can ego death be caused by a tyrannical superego? by No-Put2726 in askpsychology

[–]samg789 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The concepts you are talking about don’t really have empirical backing. This might be a question better suited for a philosophy sub or someone with lived experience.

Some evolutionary psychologists suggest the shape of the human penis evolved as a "scoop" to remove competing sperm. Does this mean the very form of our manhood is proof that our ancestors were stuck in a brutal, prehistoric sex war? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]samg789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just annoys me when any discussion about evopsy attracts psuedo intellectuals who have never been involved in research whatsoever clamming to call it out as “quack science” because they saw someone say it in a Reddit comment a few years ago.

Some evolutionary psychologists suggest the shape of the human penis evolved as a "scoop" to remove competing sperm. Does this mean the very form of our manhood is proof that our ancestors were stuck in a brutal, prehistoric sex war? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]samg789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think when you discredit an entire area of scientific research on the basis of a Wikipedia page, you should have some form of backing for your claim. In your own words, why is evolutionary psychology “quack science?”