RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] speaking of apocalyptic horsemen...

["Matthew Ross" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> You know, not every very intelligent person has gone on to 
> college.  There
> are genius people who choose to be electricians, but they can 
> wiz by you
> in many subject areas. Important ones, like mathmatics or physics. And
> there are those genius types that dont' do well in school for 
> the simple
> matter that they have  ahrd time adjusting to that type of 
> learning.  So
> you can't automatically assume that everyone who has gone 
> onto college is
> intelligent! believe mei have met some really stupid people 
> in college and
> extremely stupid people who have their degree.  So, it is very hard to
> suggest that intelligent people do go onto  higher-education 
> institues.
> And it woudl be dificult to judge the lower-incomed ppl on 
> the assuption
> that they are stupid. I say all the stupid people are breeding! but
> doesn't mean they are all on welfare ;)   Some people on 
> welfare stay that
> way cause they are intelligent enough to know how the system works and
> actually work that system to stay on government assistance.  
> There are too
> many variables on this subject.

No, but it shows a propensity for such, more smart people went to collge than stupid. Well, in the over 30 crowd anyway, the modern college system rewards stupidity. I had a hard time with certain classes because my answers confused the teacher. One positive example though, I had an english teacher who asked me for help grading my essay. He left it open ended, any subject we wanted to discuss. I picked dyson spheres. I used everything from Feedman Dyson's book to the Ringworld Throne forward for  references, he understood my language, but couldn't verify my information as the sources were either too obscure (Dyson and his co-horts in the scientific community) or required reading outside his interest (Ringworld, Star Trek).

> I suspect also, the fact that more educated and intelligent women are
> waiting later, the time they opt to have children is usually 
> way later and
> age actually can affect how the child is formed and carried, 
> etc.  So that
> could give a good thought on why geeks tend to have more asperger's
> syndrome.  I do believe schizophrenia is rather high on that list of
> possibly disorders for geek parents. Doesn't mean it will happen.
> Schizophrenia is also genetic...

Why would bad recessives show up more later in life? That might make an interesting study.. Or am I mistaken about aspergers syndrome being attributed to a recessive?

IIRC, Schizophrenia can also be caused by stressful situations, parents who are too smart to let you get away with anything might be such a case. ;-)

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