… in that, it mostly benefits the tribe/gene-pool, but not the individual.
Being of average intelligence you are more intelligent than a good portion of the population and that helps you, just as being sub-average might be a hindrance in some situations. But being that much more intelligent does not help that individual much.
One does not have to be intelligent to profit from the intelligence of others. “We flew to the moon.” No, *we* did not. We did not find Antibiotics, but we have much more breeding success because of it.
I think intelligence is much like homosexuality …
… in that, it mostly benefits the tribe/gene-pool, but not the individual.
Being of average intelligence you are more intelligent than a good portion of the population and that helps you, just as being sub-average might be a hindrance in some situations. But being that much more intelligent does not help that individual much.
One does not have to be intelligent to profit from the intelligence of others. “We flew to the moon.” No, *we* did not. We did not find Antibiotics, but we have much more breeding success because of it.