Re: Gender gaps on the brain

Raymond G. Van De Walker (rgvandewalker@juno.com)
Sun, 20 Jun 1999 10:08:02 PDT

On Thu, 10 Jun 1999 22:32:05 -0700 Spike Jones <spike66@ibm.net> writes:

<in re an optimized colony-establishment plan using a single(?) breeding woman>

>Such as the universal taboo against mating with one's siblings. On
>Mars, well, why not? You might be able to imagine several rules
>that would no longer apply. spike

In Israeli Kibbutzes, unrelated chidren were raised together. They _never_ marry.
It seems to be some sort of instinct to prevent inbreeding. Kibbutzim that are raised
together aren't even _attracted_ to each other. I learned this from a Kibbutzim
with whom I worked, Dr. Eitan Sadeh.



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