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.
Ouch! You must be a woman! I'd like to think my intimidating overabundance of intellect, coupled by the preponderance of physicality is the real reason I am not chased by women with the same persistance as, for example, Steven Hawking! But you may be right. Although I am intelligent enough to point out the last comma in your response (unless used for emphasis) would be considered rather pleonastic to some guardians of grammerical good taste. I say we defer to William F. Buckley on this one (For the grammar, not the issue).
They don't chase you because you aren't anywhere near as intelligent as you imagine you are. 8 posted on 5/27/02 11:13 PM Pacific by nopardons
Tsk, tsk... nopardons...
That was... Cold.
Insensitive.
Brutal.
Heartless.
Durn funny, tho. (rofl)
Jimmy Soul, 1963
Not necessarily so. The ability to intimidate, swindle (legally), and luck seem to be major factors.
Never underestimate the power of connections, especially ones tha are generations old.
Some make it on brains, but far more make it on BS.
The title of this post is incorrect. It should be: "Smart Women Pass Over Dumb Men Unless They Are Rich Dumb Men"
Yeah, but it's better not to have to compromise. Right, Melinda?
As I like to put it, you marry a beautiful girl for ten years, twenty years if you are lucky. You marry her personality for the rest of your life. The same thing could generally be applied to guys as well.
ROFLMAO! Very funny!
Hawkings is a nerd , incapacitated, and not worth billions. Ergo, to a woman ... not " sexy " . You, BTW, aren't as intelligent as he is, nor as Bill Buckley is . Bill Buckley IS sexily intelligent.
I have a difficult time picturing some people regaining their wealth like that. What does Ted Kennedy have going for him other than his family's money?
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