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.
Worst of all, um...
Gads... No wonder you don't think he's hot. ;-)
Most men , today, don't know how to behave, woo, or court a woman. Heck, they don't even know how to " date " ! This is patently obvious, by reading not only the threads here, about : " Boo hoooooooo ... I'm aqlone ", and the sick garbage with the T&A pics of tennis players and whomever, who are well beyond the league of the males posting to them.
Most men , today, don't know how to behave, woo, or court a woman. Heck, they don't even know how to " date " ! This is patently obvious, by reading not only the threads here, about : " Boo hoooooooo ... I'm alone ", and the sick garbage with the T&A pics of tennis players and whomever, who are well beyond the league of the males posting to them.
Oh, and he's also a VERY handsome man.
Marxist cant ( or are you just jealous ? ) doesn't belong on FR !
You speak the absolute truth. Brains are very far down the list of what most women want. Looks are all that matter, unless you have money or power, in which case they'll deign to give you a "second chance." But if you don't have any of those three things, look forward to a life growing old alone with your cats!
This fallacy can be proven false simply by a trip to the local high school. Failing that, my view is that it has nothing to do with brains or brawn, per se, but with power and wealth (which are loosely interchangable): those with money or prestige or position get the girl.
Tuor
No, apparently I'm not. I've become extremely disillusioned when it comes to dating, I'm afraid.
Looks don't count, for women, early as mch as you guys assume they do. If a man can talk well on a variety of subjects ( NOT football / cars / their job ), behave mannerly, and doesn't look like a troll , he has a pretty good chance with most women.
Looks don't count, for women, early as mch as you guys assume they do....
Then:
and doesn't look like a troll...
Seems looks DO count after all, eh?
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