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[NSFW] If chemical reaction is what causes arousal why is it not the same for everyone?

Asked by Hypocrisy_Central (26879points) June 26th, 2014

If sexual arousal is supposedly triggered by chemical reaction such as pheromones, dopamine, etc. why is it not the same for everyone? One man sees a woman in a short skirt with shapely legs he becomes aroused, while another man could care less, but if that same woman passed wearing a particular perfume then he is aroused; not by how she look but how she smells. Another man is aroused because he sees a woman with large breasts wearing a snug sweater, yet another man is on a nude beach with throngs of naked women and does not become aroused. A woman sees a guy shirtless and get aroused, her friend doesn’t notice and it has no affect on her, but she is aroused because of what tattoos he has and/or where he has them, has hair on his chest, or he has a voice in a certain tonal range, etc. If it is purely a chemical reaction that is the catalyst or aphrodisiac, should it not affect every human the same way as if it were arsenic, or Novocain?

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