Assertion: disgust | /r/CapableOf | evolve as a defence mechanism
Facets:
value: against sickness
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: A possible explanation, suggest Lene Aarøe and Michael Bang Petersen of Aarhus University and Kevin Arceneaux of Temple University, is that because disgust evolved as a defence mechanism against sickness, it prompts people to shun unfamiliar stimuli and unfamiliar people.