Smarter men have better sperm
A study has found that smarter men = better sperm
That headline makes me smile and picture bespectacled sperm that are thinking Smarty-McSmarty-pants thoughts as they swim along (I'm imagining thought bubbles over the eyeglass-wearing sperm that say things like "E=mc2" and "Eureka!")
The study, quoted below, that indicates that smarter men have better sperm also raises questions in my mind (via the movie Idiocracy) about other studies that have shown that the more educated people become, the less children they have, so that evolution would not be selecting for intelligence but reproductive success.
Anyway:
Women tend to like smart men because they're usually more successful and better providers. But here's another reason: Their sperm is better, a new study says.
Researchers at King's College London, the University of Delaware and the University of New Mexico recently compared results from five intelligence tests given to 425 Vietnam War vets in 1985 as part of the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention's Vietnam Experience Study. These vets, aged 31 to 44, also provided sperm samples, so the researchers analyzed the sperm per milliliter of semen, plus how many of the sperm swam normally, and other measures of sperm health.
The smarter the men were, the more sperm they produced and the better their wee ones swam — and it didn't matter how old the men were or whether they smoked, drank or were obese.
The researchers speculate that intelligence might be passed down as part of a larger package of good attributes. One gene can influence multiple traits, so the genes involved in smarts may somehow improve sperm quality — and perhaps other characteristics as well.Men who wear glasses are hot
Full article at Live Science
Studies have shown that people who wear glasses are perceived as more intelligent — and more sexually attractive. I do tend to think guys who wear glasses are hot. I know I'm not the only one. The smarter men/better sperm study could help explain why intelligence can be so sexy. It could also, says study co-author Geoffrey Miller, a psychologist at the University of New Mexico, simply be an indicator that a person has a lot of good genes and traits. Well, duh.
I think this is a speculation. The study was done in war vets only and in specific conditions. The Kamasutra and Ananga Ranga explain the topic differently. It is also what men eat. if you fast and clean yourself from toxins and have a healthy and pure diet full of fruits, the Semen will be more pure and it will taste better. The study is to vague, it shows that
our society is more concern with the mind and not the spirit. Ancient cultures worried about bringing good souls with spiritual rituals (tantra).
Smart minds don't usually have smart souls.
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the results are for a study that involved vets. the results are not speculation. i don't have a problem with the findings. but then i am a smart guy.
smart minds dont' have smart souls? an unsubstantiated generalization.
zack who wears glasses on his face and on his soul
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The study only involved Vets, imposible to generalize. "The researchers speculate that"....is written in the last paragraph.
The word "usually" does not mean always, so it is not an unsubstantiated generalization.
There are fruits and vegetables like Acai, maca, goatweed, that create healthy semen in a man. An intelligent mind can not create sperm, but a good diet and lifestyle will.
My statements are based on philosophies that are more than 5 000 years old.
What about the smart guys with impure minds, will they create pure spearm?
Good for you if you wear glasses in your soul.
I'll prefer to see Nirvana without glasses though. Peace to U.
Namaste
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the last sentence does not refer to the findings. it refers to interpretations of the findings. are you saying vets are not representative of the average male? good for you that you eat healthy and take pride in your "spearm." yes using the word "usually" can still make your statement a generalization. yes it is an unsubstantiated generalization. glasses are representative of close examination. i'm proud to wear them on my soul.
zack looking through glasses at the world at large
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Excellent you see the world that way, great for you Zack. You must be very smart.///???
I never mentioned I was proud of my spearm, but no doubt is the purest element in my body. Seems to me that you want to prove me wrong and prove you right and inteligent, right?
I don't need to prove anything to you.
Try tantra Yoga, it might not change your desire to prove me wrong but it will maybe make you a better lover.
Peace your way.
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