Comments on: Why Would You Ever Save A Stranger Over A Pet? http://popsych.org/why-would-you-ever-save-a-stranger-over-a-pet/ The Internet's Best Evolutionary Psycholo-guy Wed, 03 Jan 2018 01:05:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jesse Marczyk http://popsych.org/why-would-you-ever-save-a-stranger-over-a-pet/#comment-893 Jesse Marczyk Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:30:08 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=2224#comment-893 It's an interesting developmental question, for sure. Whatever triggers the response to treat animals like kin might well be responsible for (at least part of) the moral qualms against killing animals. It’s an interesting developmental question, for sure. Whatever triggers the response to treat animals like kin might well be responsible for (at least part of) the moral qualms against killing animals.

]]> By: Nuclear Wheelchair http://popsych.org/why-would-you-ever-save-a-stranger-over-a-pet/#comment-892 Nuclear Wheelchair Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:28:04 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=2224#comment-892 Maybe because we no longer have to kill and eat animals, our protective instincts are more likely to misfire over them. I've read that people in primitive tribes that still rely on hunting treat animals terribly. They don't seem to experience the same kind of affection towards them that we do. Maybe because we no longer have to kill and eat animals, our protective instincts are more likely to misfire over them. I’ve read that people in primitive tribes that still rely on hunting treat animals terribly. They don’t seem to experience the same kind of affection towards them that we do.

]]> By: Jesse Marczyk http://popsych.org/why-would-you-ever-save-a-stranger-over-a-pet/#comment-891 Jesse Marczyk Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:08:54 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=2224#comment-891 Though I know of no research on the subject, I wouldn't rule it out. Though I know of no research on the subject, I wouldn’t rule it out.

]]> By: Tara DeLecce http://popsych.org/why-would-you-ever-save-a-stranger-over-a-pet/#comment-890 Tara DeLecce Thu, 11 Jul 2013 06:13:29 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=2224#comment-890 Here's another potential idea: Could male affinity for pets be related to their sociosexuality? More specifically, men who primarily use short-term mating strategies may have less interest in pets than men who primarily use long-term mating strategies. Perhaps? Here’s another potential idea:

Could male affinity for pets be related to their sociosexuality? More specifically, men who primarily use short-term mating strategies may have less interest in pets than men who primarily use long-term mating strategies. Perhaps?

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