Evolutionary Psychology, Memes and the Origin of War

I previously blogged about a misogynist view of romance in the 21st century. Here's another view of how Evolutionary Psychology approaches the idea of war. i.e. that war is a good idea for a small tribe to undertake when population pressure gets too much. This is on the basis that even if the small tribe loses thir genes will live on in the women that the winning tribe takes.

Rather gruesome but does explain some of the nastier sides of human nature.

It's also something we should consider in more depth in the years to come. I would suggest that global warning and pressure on key resources such as water and oil will lead to wars. I've seen arguments that Darfur is chiefly about decreasing water supplies. This is a bit of an issue with the overflow of 20 million Chinese men who will not get a woman of their own. Many of these men are now hitting the years (18-30 or so) where they are most likely to cause trouble. While growth is continuing one hopes they will be mollified but if growth slows down and they become angry then exactly how does the world expect to keep them under control?

Oh, and I found this sentence, "(Status is approximately attention integrated over time.)," a rather pithy summation of status. In hindsight, it certainly makes sense, no?