Re: Human Evolution [was Are there smartdrugs?]

Zeb Haradon (zharadon@inconnect.com)
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 18:30:50 -0700

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Actually, I think that intelligence of a certain type is a factor in = choice of a mate, in kind of a roundabout way: through sense of humor. = Having a sense of humor and being to entertain does attract sexual = partners. And having a sense of humor, I think, depends on being able to = make very clever connections between unrelated things. This hypothesis = needs to be tested. I think there is a correlation between intelligence = and sense of humor, but I don't know how strong it is.=20

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Actually, I think that intelligence of a certain type is a factor = in choice=20 of a mate, in kind of a roundabout way: through sense of humor. Having a = sense=20 of humor and being to entertain does attract sexual partners. And having = a sense=20 of humor, I think, depends on being able to make very clever connections = between=20 unrelated things. This hypothesis needs to be tested. I think there is a = correlation between intelligence and sense of humor, but I don't know = how strong=20 it is.

 
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