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To: nihil who wrote (33107)	3/23/1999 12:54:00 PM
From: Robert Douglas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

<<I don't contend that the mixing of stocks is the principal cause of the kids' success, but combined with a supportive environment and many examples of success of hard studying kids of all origins, I think the results are great --- many of them have extraordinary intercultural charm and widely appealing beauty too. >> As for beauty, I read that if a group of people are shown pictures and asked to pick the most beautiful person they will disproportionately choose the computer generated mixture of all the other photos. Is it possible that the most beautiful person on earth would be a mixture of all of us? I have owned thoroughbred dogs most of my life. The health problems and life span of these animals has convinced me that the next time I get a dog it will be a mutt. -Robert

To: nihil who wrote (33107)	3/23/1999 5:01:00 PM
From: PiMac	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Nihil,I wonder if I'm posting to the choir, but you keep bringing up the prize of intelligence as desirable and worthy of our actions to promote it, while also advocating diversity of other traits, such as beauty. I don't see intelligence as some major weight on a scale's side. Many traits are useful, even required. I don't even see the stoic's well-rounded ideal as perfection, but rather the acceptance of any non-destructive trait. Even 'destructive' needs a wide definition, since most destruction comes from maladapted behavior, not intrinsic traits. Similarly, what is called intelligence is often perspective, and that is enhanced by multi-cultural exposure. With this, I agree with your multi-cultural assessment. When you talk of weeding out dysfunctional human traits in a short time, I am reminded of the Indian caste experiment. It has gone on for thousands of years, but shows little results in differentiating new indians between castes.