From: Eugene Leitl (Eugene.Leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Mon Feb 03 1997 - 14:07:48 MST
On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, Kathryn Aegis wrote:
> I'm surprised to encounter such negativity towards the physical
> attributes of cognitive individuals on this list! Why should mental
> ability detract from physical or any other kind of attractiveness?
1) Less excersise
2) Less melanine due to less sunlight exposure (but a lot of melatonine
to compensate for that, I am sure)
3) Abstracted manner
4) Inability to generate/absorb light chatter, but a highly opaque stream
of concepts
5) A certain amount of cynism
6) Denaturated body language
7) lots of things I forgot
> Our cultures present us with such limited maps for who is sexually
> attractive, and this can lead some individuals to lesser
Don't forget genetic determinism. Oh so free are we.
> self-confidence in what they have to offer. By moving towards more
> sophisticated development of our own sexual charisma, and looking for a
> broader set of attributes in others, we break free of these
> limitations.
Let's hope the rest of the humanity is also aware of this.
>
> Sin,
ciao,
'gene
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