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A really interesting question is whether any kind of cross cultural trend could be established. I suspect it might, although it wouldn't necessarily be a monstrously huge effect.
I wouldn't underestimate the effect that evolutionary imperatives can have on behavior. It can be very striking. If some of the evolutionary arguments seem to not make much sense in the modern world, keep in mind that such behaviors evolved long before modern society was even a twinkle in the Renaissance's eye.
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