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To: greenspirit who wrote (57495)	10/6/1999 11:56:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Me too, Michael. Plenty of intelligent people are in business and politics, and they have the added advantage of actually knowing what they are doing in their circumstances. I will tell you a parable: I never was interested in playing games much, including chess. Sometimes I would play, but I would never really study the game, I just knew the basic rules. I knew that there were things to learn, but I figured that intelligence would compensate for lack of acquired skills, and it did, up to a point. Still, sometimes I would lose to people so obviously intellectually inferior that I would be bothered. Finally, a fellow who was quite skilled explained to me some of the basic principles of strategy, and it turned out that I had completely underestimated the depth of my ignorance of the game. Just a few pointers, and my game improved immeasurably. I realized, at that point, how important it was just to get the basic skills needed for various tasks, and how those skills did not just come into one's head spontaneously.I realized that it was fair and square, not strange, when people who might not be as smart, but knew chess a lot better, beat me....

To: greenspirit who wrote (57495)	10/6/1999 11:57:00 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 108807

I realized my last post on this issue might have been a bit much for you- after all you would have had to flip back to my post- so for your benefit I will put YOUR post and MY post side by side and highlight the RELEVANT portions. I hope I have helped you. You need it. ....................................................... MINE I think age is a real problem. Because once the mind starts to go HOW do you ease the guy out? That was a problem with FDR. But you can't have them too young either- or they don't have caution and experience. 55-65 is probably optimal. But that's just a guess. I'm sure there are statistical tables that could tell us when the gross dropoffs in mental skills occur- one of them is around 70 if I recall. And they go down pretty steeply after that. Of course that is only statistically speaking- some people retain their acuity, but HOW to KNOW who they are? It's a pretty big gamble. .................................................................. YOURS Myth and stereotype... All people in their 70's are goofy and not sharp minded. I know a few 80 year olds that have more energy, stamina and mental acuity than most 20 year olds. People are individuals, and you should judge them based on who they are and not some stereotypical belief system. ............................. Hmmmmmmmmmm, Can Michael spot the problem with his response? tick tick tick