I specified "individual" opinions, which are based on anecdotal
(i.e., subjective) evidence. In any case, your points are well-taken. At least you know about epistemology. When I
continue to discuss the science, people (see terry0400-40) make comments that I find offensive: "In conclusion i can
only add that we are so privileged to actually have a being of this magnificient magnitude in our prescence and it
is only natural to want to reach out and touch the hem of his garment in sweet communion...."
"Seems to contradict" is the key issue. If people
were more interested in learning about the science, they would find no contradictions--other than in their own
anecdotes. They might then try to scientifically establish why these contradictions exist (in their world, and often
in others).
A woman whose life-long experience with pheromones has conditioned her sexual
response cycle very positively, is not nearly as likely to lose her hormone-dependent sex drive. In fact, due to the
estrogen decline, the effects of testosterone may bee "unmasked" in some cases leading to increased sex drive. But,
as you can probably tell, this is a scientific explanation, not merely an individual opinion based on someone's
anecdotal experience.
And, given the ridicule I've experienced from anonymous members of this Forum, you can
also probably tell why I care less and less about what people think or say--compared to non-anonymous researchers
with whom I regularly correspond. I don't think that is so much an issue of my ego, as it is how I choose to spend
my productive time.
I don't mind spending time responding to comments like yours, but there are too many
people on this Forum who are not the least bit interested in the science of human pheromones.
James V.
Kohl
author/creator: The Scent of Eros
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