Quotes From "The Consuming Instinct: What Juicy Burgers Ferraris Pornography And Gift Giving Reveal About Human Nature" By Gad Saad

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Roughly 90 percent of songs have mating as their central theme, and this holds true regardless of cultural setting or historical period. Gad Saad
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Hope is an elixir of life. It is the engine that propels us forward in our pursuit of countless goals, all of which might otherwise be impossible to undertake if we were bereft of hope. Gad Saad
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Humans have an evolved capacity to engage in self-deception in order to navigate through life in a delusional state of blissful ignorance. Gad Saad
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The desperate need to belong is perhaps never as great as during adolescence. Advertisers seek to communicate with teenagers by frequently using that powerful appeal. Gad Saad
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Litterature provides us with the opportunity to escape into fictional worlds that are ultimately rooted in human universals shaped by common biological forces. Gad Saad
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The "us versus them" mindset coupled with our social nature implies that we have an innate need to belong to clearly defined in-groups. Gad Saad