Birth control decoupled sex from reproduction but human neurochemistry and evolutionary psychology still associate sex with reproductive consequence, creating a mismatch where people act as if sex has no reproductive meaning but their embodied psychology still processes it that way, contributing to psychological dysfunction.
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Daniel SchmachtenbergerEvidence Quote
“we evolved to have our neurochemistry means x equals the possibility of reproduction we put in birth control our neurochemistry and our evolutionary biology didn't just change overnight but now we're acting in a way where it's like as if it doesn't mean that thing but a huge part of our whole being is responding that way [1:28:17]”
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Daniel Schmachtenberger – Developing a Deeper Understanding of Life— Deep Transformation PodcastCreated: 8/13/2026, 10:22:48 AM
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