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Re: Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67)
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Dieter Wilhelm |
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Re: Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67) |
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Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:48:24 +0200 |
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"Eric S. Raymond" <address@hidden> writes:
> The looks connection, BTW, comes from the fact that the two most
> important beauty/handsomeness traits -- good skin and feature symmetry
> -- are indicators of a robust immune system. In fact, that's *why*
> beauty is sexually important. And immune-system function is probably
> *more* closely connected to creativity and genius than most other
> aspects of physical health; the relevant tissue systems are closely
> related, both being elaborations of the embryonic ectoderm.
This is only a part of the whole picture, otherwise more individuals
of humankind would have become more beautiful and intelligent at the
same time. Fortunately for, I maintain, most of us beauty and
intelligence are not all-important for reproduction.
For example, one anomaly might be that good/healthy looking men tend
to leave more often their mating partner and it might be advantageous
even for beautiful women to procreate and have a lasting relationship
with an uglier one (Mr Nice Guy maybe) to heighten the chances to rear
their offspring to sexual maturity.
Hmmm, thinking of it, when such a female is a bit unfaithful now and
then, her offspring might carry better genes and chances. This is, of
course, only a theoretical thought. All in all, it remains
interesting and a trifle more complicated... Uppps, what has this to
do with Emacs?
--
Best wishes
H. Dieter Wilhelm
Darmstadt, Germany
- Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67), Eric S. Raymond, 2007/10/10
- Re: Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67), David Kastrup, 2007/10/10
- Re: Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67), Eric S. Raymond, 2007/10/10
- Re: Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67), David Kastrup, 2007/10/11
- Re: Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67), Bastien, 2007/10/11
- Re: Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67), David Kastrup, 2007/10/12
- Re: Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67),
Dieter Wilhelm <=
- Re: Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67), Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2007/10/14
- Re: Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67), Thien-Thi Nguyen, 2007/10/15
- Re: Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67), Richard Stallman, 2007/10/15
Re: Misunderstanding (Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 44, Issue 67), Thien-Thi Nguyen, 2007/10/11