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Human Males Evolve At a Faster Pace Than Females
Tisha_AH writes "A report by the Whitehead Institute indicates that the human Y chromosome present in males is evolving at a furious pace. Across the chromosome there can be as much as a 33% difference within humans alone. The portions of the chromosome evolving fastest are related to sperm production."
You know the womens groups will come out that this is sexist? I swear it's like the religious groups who come out with their nonsense when science disproves one of their "theories" - you know like the earth is not flat, does not reside in the center of the universe, and is not approximately 6000 years old.
I remember, in highschool, writing a science paper and basically went about that the strongest man is stronger then the strongest woman, and the average male strength is greater then the average female strength. That physically, men were superior to women.
It caused an issue in school, and I was called into the principals room. So where my mom and dad. My dad was pissed...at the principal. My mom just thought the principal was an idiot.
Now there is this article, stating men evolve faster then women. I remember, a few years back, showing that men have a greater affinity for science/math, and women more for culture/literature and this extends beyond the nurture part of nature vs nurture.
FYI: The universe is not equal. The world is not equal. The genders are not equal. It's not fiction, it's not sexism, it's fact.
I do not support "The Man". I also do not support your irrational stupidity
Clearly we aren't all catching up ;-)
Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun
That's what's wrong, in two different ways. First off, the word 'superior' is unqualified - if you'd said something like, "superior at some physical tasks", Sockatume's objection would not apply. Secondly, the use of "men" and "women" was unqualified. If you'd said something like, "at a given strength level on the upper end, you will find more men than women," you would have actually been correct and your statement would be unobjectionable
Actually, "superior at some physical tasks" would be sexist. Completing a task, for example, of moving an object from one location to another, involves mental capacity. How do we move those? Do we push, pull, use a pully, etc. It leaves too much for interpretation.
My comments, more accurately, are - given a specific set of criteria involving a physical "task" men will do better. So the rule is simple, what one gender does the other has to do exactly the same way. This removes the intelligence component. If men are stronger/faster then women, then men will be able to accomplish feats of strength/speed "ahead" of women. Not sure how someone can logically argue that point.
I do not support "The Man". I also do not support your irrational stupidity