tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015696723798080254.post3180351186989440543..comments2023-11-02T08:10:40.894-07:00Comments on Urban Thoughts: Pop Culture v. SpaceTabooTruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020654652967272753noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015696723798080254.post-56997732797461669252007-03-03T17:04:00.000-08:002007-03-03T17:04:00.000-08:00Yes,I see your point. We are at a cross-road of so...Yes,<BR/>I see your point. We are at a cross-road of sorts. Humanity doesnt consider intellect to be a dominance characteristic as much as it should (objectively defined as by how much it contributes to survival).<BR/><BR/>Sexual selection cannot get <I> too</I> far from natural selection for obvious reasons. So, for moderate to distant future generations, I predict either <BR/>a) Intelligence will become a sexier trait or<BR/>b) Mankind will wipe out intelligence via 'dysgenesis'.MensaRefugeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140097855923319224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015696723798080254.post-4396581549938436292007-03-03T12:22:00.000-08:002007-03-03T12:22:00.000-08:00Thank you for the clarification, Kirez. What I'm s...Thank you for the clarification, Kirez. What I'm saying is that those who take an interest in space will not do as well sexually as those who take an interest in human drama. Creative and entertaining, not understanding of galactic proportions. <BR/><BR/>Geoffrey Miller does not imply that high IQ people end up with the women. It is people who are efficient at fitness displays who get play. Our culture is disfunctional, but it is also that, as Miller admits, dominance is of supreme importance when it comes to mate choice. That is genetic.TabooTruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020654652967272753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015696723798080254.post-54907506787904145012007-02-23T14:55:00.000-08:002007-02-23T14:55:00.000-08:00To take his argument to logical extremes... it wou...To take his argument to logical extremes... it would mean people with High IQs should have it easier with women. <BR/><BR/>From my observations, Higher IQ types have a marked trend towards introversion. Maybe it made sense when looking for a long term mate. Maybe our culture is simply dysfunctional. Who knows.MensaRefugeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140097855923319224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015696723798080254.post-39460216339657073042007-02-22T22:20:00.000-08:002007-02-22T22:20:00.000-08:00If you fully understand Miller's argument, our int...If you fully understand Miller's argument, our interest in abstract ideas is also best explained because the genes which give us an interest in abstract ideas increase our behaviors of learning to be clever in conversation, quick-witted, creative, entertaining -- the organisms possessing these geness are more likely to be chosen as sexual mates and thus, over large numbers and generations, will pass on their genes more successfully (etc, you know the process). Our abstract intelligence developed because it made us better sexual partners or gave us an advantage in competing for sexual partners.Kirez Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11790490134953562197noreply@blogger.com