"Graham"  wrote in message
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> Tarla wrote:
> >
> > Peter Douglas Zohrab wrote:
> > > Tonight Campbell and what's-her-name on TV3 decided to misquote the
article
> > > in "Nature"
> > > http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/editorial/11194889.htm
on
> > > men's and women's genes, by saying that women have more brain cells
than
> > > men.  Actually, the article doesn't say that.  Men and women have to
cram
> > > the same number of brain cells into a different-sized space.  Women
have
> > > smaller brains, so those cells can't possibly work as efficiently.
With the
> > > Great Apes, anthropologists routinely say that smaller brain-size
means less
> > > development.  Why should that be different between the sexes?  Who had
to
> > > invent "Emotional Intelligence" because they
didn't have real
intelligence ?
> > > Emotional Intelligence is what you need for playschool, Coronation
Street,
> > > and reality TV.
> >
> > Actually Zohrab, you're wrong again. Neanderthals had larger brain
> > capacity than currently extant humans. That didn't make them smarter or
>
> Many believe Neanderthals *were* humans.
>
> > more capable of surviving. Cranial capacity doesn't determine the
> > intelligence of an animal, just how big the brain can be. The cranial
> > capacity for men and women is the same.
>
> Supposedly women and homosexuals have smaller brains than men generally.
> There was a study in the news a few years back. I think it's irrelevant,
> since whatever these facts, men and women are different. Tough luck,
> Tarla. If only the feminists didn't hate being women so much they
> wouldn't have a problem with that being pointed out.




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