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HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Is there an evolutionary advantage associated with armpit sweating and stinking?

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Is there an evolutionary advantage associated with armpit sweating and stinking?

HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months ago
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    3 months ago

    Hormones are weird. We can smell things we don’t think we can smell.

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      3 months ago

      You meant pheromones.

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        I meant human stink particles

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          3 months ago

          mmmmm yes please give

          (i am a degenerate)

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          That comes from down yonder, usually when you need to go potty.

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            Pooticulate matter and everything else is a physical sensation 🎶

            I’m anosmic now, but I know they knock on the door.

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      Did you mean pheromones? There is no evidence that humans are affected by pheromones.

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        https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/01/6/l_016_08.html

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          https://www.science.org/content/article/do-human-pheromones-actually-exist

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            Simmons belongs to a camp of researchers that believes human pheromones likely exist, but none has yet been identified

            On top of that, that research discounted 2 out of hundreds of possibilities.

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              Again, there is no evidence that pheromones affect humans. Just speculation and your baseless belief.

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                No, the research I linked is evidence that pheromones affect humans. The evidence you present shows 2 specific hormones aren’t them. Understand the difference.

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                  No, it’s not. It’s just a long claim. It links to no studies showing any evidence.

                  Of course, if you actually have any evidence, the entire scientific world would love to see it. Because, until now, no such evidence exists.

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                    Yes it is. Read the whole thing. The whole scientific world has seen it which is why the scientists you referenced themselves “believe human pheromones likely exist”.

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                If we had a shred of evidence, corporations would be knocking themselves out trying to produce human pheromones. LOL, imagine a spray that makes you attractive.

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      When she’s turned on. I can smell it. But it isn’t really a smell. Like I’m unconsciously smelling it and then my unconsciousness taps my consciousness on the shoulder.

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