Woman: The most evolved species? - (Mar/14/2007 )

K-strategy...assortative mating.. ever the biologist eh hobglobin .We're not exactly talking about dumb and uneducated here, just degrees below your level and you're definitely not looking above, so why is that? But you think that as a woman I would prefer someone older, more stable, with money and status bla bla bla....That is so warped!!

And in which other culture is the status of women a little better than ours- and don't count the scandinavians-I want some stats on this? Missing reproduction...do you also blame the women for this?

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Help... Casandra!

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Casandra, you don't drive and talk, do you??? Didn't you know that is a major cause of traffic accidents?
Make-up, too?


Anyway, I always thought the horse was the most highly evolved species... 1 toe per leg, has trained Homo sapiens to feed it sugar cubes and apples, let it out for a bit of a run, stuff like that. Actually, that sounds a bit like us men! (Apart from the toe thing, and getting lots of sugar-cubes and apples, maybe replace that with beer and steaks...) He said, tongue firmly planted in cheek.

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That's a characteristic of women: Exactly estimating what level the opposite has and what he is, is he (or she) a little bit below or above me? And afterwards to pump out informations if the look was not sufficient, a so-called chat, but in reality an interview...



And so self-centered, every comment they refer to themselves



Thats what I meant, there aren't almost any societies better than ours in this topic. The conclusions draw yourself.

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Can't open this....so typically male..always needing a female to bail him out. What's it this time Ahmad? Let me guess- a booboo?..You men are such babies

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Me, drive and talk? I had several close calls with idiots who drive and talk. They should completely ban those things (cell phones and if possible the idiots too). And make-up, what for? If you're not happy with the face you're born with, the more reason for you not to look at the mirror .

I like the horse analogy esp if you can just be all tied up and kept in the stables then taken out if there's work to do.

casandra

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Aagh...that hurts hobglobin...I'm wounded deeply .....to be characterized as calculating, manipulative, underhanded, self-centered (the deepest cut) and too dull even to draw my own conclusions. There's no cross-talk and problem with the language this time. I could proceed using two strategies women are famed for in cases such as this: I give you either the silent treatment or the hysterical outburst. But I will opt for a dignified exit with some dignified parting words," Apologize to me first or I will never ever talk to you again and I will never change my mind about this. You'll see."

Self-centered <sigh> when in fact my middle name is altruistic . You're more highly evolved in having the mean bones.

casandra, beyond consoling

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"Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance."[
This is a discussion forum. So lets DISCUSS without personal references. Thanks.

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But Calvin, an argument is a statement or a claim that is based on a premise or group of premises to support a conclusion. Therefore, it’s not fluff, entirely baseless or meaningless so I’d go easy on the ‘exchange of ignorance’ unless you’re quoting yet again another sanskrit proverb. Many an interesting discussion would have one or two arguments (no matter how skewed) embedded in it and I think that we are all at a certain level that we can handle this kind of “exchange”.

Likewise, making personal references is sometimes inevitable first, bec. it could be part of a writing style which no one has any right to infringe upon and second, it’s a way to avoid making blanket statements or generalizations so one only ‘refers’ to his/her own experience, character, considerations. You may have a point if what you’re specifically referring to is the use of argumentum ad hominem, a common fallacy best avoided or taken at one’s own risk. But allow the person to make this choice.

I may be guilty of using a little bit of ad hominem by calling hobglobin mean but I have a perfect defense, the one I use whenever I get in trouble with one of my brothers “He started it!!!” First, the more evolved housekeeper, then the nympho she-Einstein with a high k-strategy and the most egregious of all- calling me self-centered when I was just speaking for myself and not for the whole of womankind (btw everything else I wrote was just silly drama). But wasn’t I provoked enough?

On second thoughts, he’s probably just as provoked but he gives as good as he gets so we’re evenly matched and both holding our ground. Besides like what hobglobin said, this is just another chit chat discussion (and I have been elevated to “enthusiast” status because of this thread) so let the bashing, I mean, discussion continue...and if you want join in the fray or stay safe in your bunkers....and then maybe I can attain my dream of being a “veteran”.

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You're right -as ever
But before getting an "enthusiast", we will both get a warning from severe Calvin*, probably with good reason.

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