Posted on 05/27/2002 10:28:34 PM PDT by VinnyTex
Women may be responsible for the intelligence of the human race because they consistently pick brain over brawn when choosing a mate.
A study by German geneticists supports the controversial theory that women approach brains as a sexual ornament - much like a lion's mane or a peacock's tail - according to a report published in New Scientist magazine.
The theory that women are responsible for intelligence is not new. Darwin came up with the idea that sexual selection influences evolution, and US researchers suggested 30 years ago that intelligence genes were concentrated on the X chromosome.
The X chromosome is what distinguishes men from women. It is present in both sexes but women have two X chromosomes while men have one X and one Y.
The fact that men have only one copy of every gene on the X chromosome influences whether particular genetic traits - such as intelligence - are expressed.
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This in turn affects whether certain traits drift out of the gene pool or are passed on through sexual selection.
The Germans looked at genes that caused mental disability when mutated, arguing that in their normal state, these genes would contribute to intelligence.
Using a catalogue of genes and genetic disorders, the team found X contained 21 per cent of the mental retardation genes.
An Australian sex chromosome expert, Jennifer Marshall Graves, of the Australian National University in Canberra, said the study was significant.
"They have demonstrated that the preponderance of mental retardation genes on the X chromosome is real," she told New Scientist.
prisoner6
Yeah, OK! Whatever! If that was the case...
1.)How do you explain every episode of Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones, Ricki Lake, Montel, Maury, Yo-landa, Ro-landa, Jo-landa, Ho-landa, etc?
2.) Women everywhere would be fighting for a piece of me, which, in real life, they certainly aren't!
You said this much better than I was going to. I'll add that what most women look for is what will give them security or status. That may be financial, emotional, physical or some other type of security but it's what they're after more than someone who is "smart".
It should be:
"Smart Women Pass Over Dumb Men Unless They Are Rich Dumb Men"
The greedy, self-centered should be lined up, and sprayed with a flame thrower!
sarcasm/off/not
Yeah but men don't pass over dumb women
Some girls go for the " bad boy ", just as some men will go for sluts. This doesn't mean that either case will make for a happy, long lasting marriage. Neither usually does.
What you must realize, is that you may think that you are " intelligent "; but you may not be.OTOH, you mught be somewhat intelligent, and totally lack any social graces. Outside of Bill Gates, or any other nerd with billions , no woman is usually going to be interested in just an antisocial, inept , but intelligent nerd.
Dumb, rich and handsome. Very few women can turn that combo down.
I picked both (in the same pkg). What does that mean?
Most guys overlook the importance of this. You can be an ugly bastard of a guy and still end up with very desirable women. There are examples of this all over the place. But if you are an ugly bastard of woman, you are pretty much hosed.
Why this is important to guys is that if you aren't a GQ model, you can still legitimately attract gorgeous and otherwise desirable women by developing your other assets that women find compelling in a man. If you are average looking but self-confident and have your act together, you should have no problem getting high quality women in numbers. One of the biggest problems guys have is that they kind of assume that girls view guys in a way that is analogous to how guys view girls, when this isn't really the case and is almost certainly detrimental to men doing what they need to do to attract the mate they want. The world CAN be your oyster, but you have to learn the rules of the game. :-)
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