Eliezer—wasn’t Jeff’s comment intended to suggest, not that there isn’t a bias, but that the bias may be adaptive? Offhand I can’t imagine quite what edge it might supply, but perhaps some story could be told.
Well, it encourages you to mate with people who are both pretty and intelligent, which seems like it would be good for your genes.
Eliezer—wasn’t Jeff’s comment intended to suggest, not that there isn’t a bias, but that the bias may be adaptive? Offhand I can’t imagine quite what edge it might supply, but perhaps some story could be told.
Well, it encourages you to mate with people who are both pretty and intelligent, which seems like it would be good for your genes.