Lastly, God simply made man in His image, and He has a beard. I'm not sure what a beard signifies, but I cannot think of any evolutionary explanation for why human females would find men with beards to be more attractive
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What you say?
I was never very fond of beards, but it's the person underneath that counts. My husband hates shaving (self-confessed laziness, got to respect his honesty!) but I'll happily put up with the beard because it's him , and I would very much rather be with him than without him, especially over something so damn trivial.
That being said, he would (and has) shave(d) it all off if(when) I asked him to. He also does almost all the washing up, vacuuming, and loo-cleaning in the house, and is a fantastic, responsible and loving dad to our son. He's a wonderful man and no, you can't borrow him!
That was seriously off topic. Apologies. I'll shut up now...
Well, I don't. I mean, some men look good with them, but for the most part, I prefer them clean-shaven.
I'm disappointed that so many supposed rationalists didnt answer the sensible part of the nutball's question but mostly just talked about not liking beards, which actually was part of their point. That beards are like a lion's mane is undoubtedly true and the preferences of modern females will be highly culturally influenced - by analogy, I prefer women with shaved legd and armpits and unshaved pubis as that was what my early sexual experience accustomed me too. Another evolutionary benefit might be that the beard cushions fist blows during fighting, which males are apt to do sometimes, especially when competing over women.
I tried growing a beard once. It came in grey, so I quickly shaved it off- I look younger without it. Most women don't want an old man. If I was made in God's image, he shaves before breakfast every morning.
The beard is a traditional sign of age, wisdom, and power; in a time when most folks died well before hitting the big 3-0 (lucky bastards), anyone who survived long enough to grow chincarpeting must have picked up a trick or two to not getting sick and dying or eaten by some roving predator.
Human females found men, who didn't freeze their chins off in winter, to be more attractive than the ones who couldn't move the lower part of their face for several months every year.
I find men with beards to be attractive, as a rule, and I'm a human female. Not everyone fits with a beard, but my husband does, and my father. My brothers have had beards and they look well with beards too. (I know he's fictional, but try to imagine Professor Dumbledore clean-shaven.)
Different types of people have different amount of beard growing on their faces. Some have almost no facial hair, others have quite a lot, and it differs within groups as well.
Not saying that the "beard sexiness theory" has any merit but this is so typical fundie. Basically Douglas is saying that he cannot conceive of an evolutionary explanation and therefore one does not exist, ergo god. I don't really understand how people who reason like this are even able to get dressed in the morning.
Sexual selection: if somebody finds something attractive, it is useful if you find it attractive too, because you will seek to mate with somebody attractive, and your kids will be attractive too and more likely mate.
Based on what I see in movies and TV, it seems that the trend is for women to be attracted to men without beards more than with beards.
In fact, it seems that clean shaven has been the way to go ever since women have been allowed to state their opinions.
Before that, I haven't seen anything stating if beards=manliness. However, Roman emperors are often depicted beardless. They are considered one of the biggest influences on the West today. I'm not saying correlation equals causation, but it's possible that your argument is totally bullshit.
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