Junk science part 1 - The Science of Dating.

With the progression of research, it would have been inevitable that people would try to pass off certain things as a 'Science'. This next link is one of such, and is a good example of what we call 'Junk Science'

'Worthless' gifts get the good girls

The sad thing is, these 'theories' get a mention just because they are made by some 'Scientists' which I felt are really out of their depth when it comes to this particular 'field of study'. While it is fine to theorize and make models, mathematically or otherwise, about animals and plants who can't give direct feedback, it is pretty presumptuous to just apply it on human relationships. Especially when the model might contain incorrect variables, or variables that are not complex enough to represent its function properly.

This person who made the hypothesis did not take into account that something that is defined as 'worthless' by him, may not be the same for other people. I would not call an excellent $100 dinner worthless. For one, there is the experience. For two, that one dinner is worth at least 10 days of food! He formed his initial hypothesis after reading about it on a newspaper, and had no concrete 'experimental' results.

He also did not take into account that the female who is currently happily accepting the male's expensive dinners and theatre tickets, could be also accepting such treats from other males and is currently living in an apartment being paid for by another male! Needless to say, people may change after the courtship, especially after marriage.

And people get paid for junk theories like this?