Unless you do a paternity test you can only ever be about 90% sure that you actually fathered a child

Humanity has existed, in our current form, for about 200,000 years.

Over that time we have measured things.

The scientific revolution started about 300 years ago.

Since then measurements have gotten infinitely more precise.

We’ve moved from sundials to atomic clocks, from eyeballing to speedometers, from eyeballing to telescopes, from the stars to GPS, from the North Star to Compasses, from eyeballing to rulers, from feeling heat to a thermometer, from dying from cancer to a dosimeter.

Of all the extremely precise measurement tools we’ve invented, one of the most precise ones is routinely railed against by almost half of the population.

I of course refer to DNA tests. Virtually all women, I’ve had this conversation with a lot of them, despise the concept of a paternity test done by their long term partner.

“Why would you get one if you don’t otherwise have a reason to distrust your partner”

“Why are you getting with women who would do that”

“Don’t you trust your wife? Why would you be with someone you can’t trust”

“You don’t trust women at all, you need therapy”

“If I ever found out my husband did a paternity test I’m divorcing him and taking all his assets”

These are all typical responses you get when you inform women that no matter how sure you are, you’re gonna take a paternity test for any child for which it is claimed you’re the father.

Now granted my policy is not to inform my wife of the test at the time but instead to simply undertake one secretly and only bring it up if the results are negative, to sidestep unnecessary conflict but every girl I’ve ever dated is aware of my intentions.

Only one, who still didn’t want me to do one, wanted to see the results cause she’d rather I not do it behind her back.

Imagine for literally any other type of measurement if a large group of people stated that anyone who uses the quick, simple, 100% effective measurement tool was doing something wrong.

Instead they should use the 90% effective (if that) eyeballing method.

You’d think they were more stupid than flat earthers.

Yet here we are with women as a totality doing it.

I think if most women are self aware and honest they simply hate how unfair it is that there’s a quick simple way to hamstring their optimum sexual strategy (sperm competition) when their isn’t one as easy, non-invasive and effective for men. Those are the ones who won’t consider paternity fraud as an option themselves.

Thus they simply naturally attempt to artificially inflate the costs of a paternity test in an attempt to dissuade potential partners from taking one.

It also keeps their options open, humans always like more options.

Anyway essential premise is trust can only ever be maximum 95% effective

Why go with 1/20 risk when you can eliminate it completely.