In a message dated 3/4/00 9:54:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< I've read some harsh critical reviews of the book but then I can hardly
 imagine a theory like this not attracting a lot of heat. The authors are
 accused among other things of overlooking child rape and rape of the
 elderly, which are not so easily explained by natural selection. >>


This is  entirely separate from the facts that rape is primarily  an act of
violence and any offspring are incidental to the uncontrolled aggression.