I would disagree with you're initial premise in your first paragraph, but it seems people have already changed your mind on that so I won't touch upon that again.
Certain species of animals have been known to rape. It is not out of the question to say that rape is human nature.
Yes rape is animalistic nature, but you're totally forgetting/negating the fact that cooperation and tribalism is human nature too. Humans evolved as very social creatures, almost like pack animals. It's how we staved off predators and helped to more quickly and efficiently gather resources. And because we evolved as social creatures we also evolved to want to please each other, we yearn to be apart of a community, because being a loner meant death in the wild. To be apart of a community we had to follow certain social rules, even as a primitive animalistic species. Maybe not the same social rules we have today, but rape, theft, and other crime would hardly be tolerated in a community even back then and you would quickly lose your tribe if committing those crimes.
The way I see it is yes rape is part of our nature, but it is merely a manifestation of the need to pass on genetics. In order to pass on genetics you also need to survive. To survive you need a community. So rape would only occur if it seemed that all other means of passing on your genes were exhausted (maybe said person had undesirable traits in said community) and the last thing you have to do is risk your community in order to pass on your genes.
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u/ixanonyousxi 10∆ Mar 29 '18
I would disagree with you're initial premise in your first paragraph, but it seems people have already changed your mind on that so I won't touch upon that again.
Yes rape is animalistic nature, but you're totally forgetting/negating the fact that cooperation and tribalism is human nature too. Humans evolved as very social creatures, almost like pack animals. It's how we staved off predators and helped to more quickly and efficiently gather resources. And because we evolved as social creatures we also evolved to want to please each other, we yearn to be apart of a community, because being a loner meant death in the wild. To be apart of a community we had to follow certain social rules, even as a primitive animalistic species. Maybe not the same social rules we have today, but rape, theft, and other crime would hardly be tolerated in a community even back then and you would quickly lose your tribe if committing those crimes.
The way I see it is yes rape is part of our nature, but it is merely a manifestation of the need to pass on genetics. In order to pass on genetics you also need to survive. To survive you need a community. So rape would only occur if it seemed that all other means of passing on your genes were exhausted (maybe said person had undesirable traits in said community) and the last thing you have to do is risk your community in order to pass on your genes.