From: GBurch1@aol.com
Date: Sun Aug 29 1999 - 10:24:31 MDT
In a message dated 99-08-29 00:31:33 EDT, k_aegis@mindspring.com (Kathryn
Aegis) wrote:
> The basic, repeated, complaint is that dynamic, intelligent women who have
> careers in the real world subscribe to these lists and get slammed with
> neanderthal attitudes: An assumption that they came here looking for
> dates. Having to read blatently ignorant threads like the one on female
> genetics and longevity. Having their postings and questions ignored or
> overly criticized.
While I certainly agree with you Kathryn that we can do a much better job of
creating a welcoming environment for women in our group, I think the
discussion about "female genetics and longevity" is a legitimate one that's
by and large been carried out in a fairly objective way (although some of the
side-bar comments in the discussion have been a little rough). Any group
that's keenly interested in human behavior and genetics, as we are, has to
make itself aware of current research and theories about human evolutionary
psychology. For instance, I can't recommend enough Howard Buss' (now
somewhat dated, but still very good) book "The Evolution of Desire" as
offering insights into the reproductive and inter-sexual behavior of the
human animal. I agree that such discussions should be carried on in a
diplomatic fashion, since they touch on a topic of great potential personal
sensitivity, but the subject itself is surely one that's quite proper for our
group.
Greg Burch <GBurch1@aol.com>----<gburch@lockeliddell.com>
Attorney ::: Vice President, Extropy Institute ::: Wilderness Guide
http://users.aol.com/gburch1 -or- http://members.aol.com/gburch1
"Civilization is protest against nature;
progress requires us to take control of evolution."
-- Thomas Huxley
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