• HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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    1 year ago

    except these cultural norms almost always predate both germ theory and modern sanitary technologies. an anthropologist would point out that there is no reason kissing should be considered a natural gesture.

    • oregoncom [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      I thought it wasto ensure exchange of one particular virus that was fatal to fetuses if the mother contracted it during pregnancy but harmless if she contracted it before.