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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (118042)4/12/2016 2:20:53 AM
From: clochard  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 220175
 
We have gone beyond individual excellence and are well advanced into collective degeneracy. There is no guarantee that the geniuses among us can (or want) to save the human race from extinction.



To: Maurice Winn who wrote (118042)4/12/2016 1:29:41 PM
From: koan  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 220175
 
When females are choosing males, they choose the alpha male. And when they are young, the alpha male is the strongest male, not the smartest male. The animal brain is not wired for cognitive excellence, it is wired for adaptation. And strong and stupid takes precedent over smart and weak. The animal brain does not even recognize cognitive excellence. So there is no choosing for brains, just brawn.

The evolution you're talking about happened over millions of years, there were many branches of hominids that filled many niches.