sj1600 said:

I'm 36 and I think I am much better looking than I was last year!

I would choose extremely intelligent + average beauty

PD: mirrorbestfriend , I'm sure you're beautiful (why not, there are very pretty people here in the org) but don't get mad if I say that you certainly look dumb as hell.

ZombieKitten said:

Brilliant, good news for me!

Imago said:

I know, REALLY.

Anyways, I'm coming in late and haven't gottent o read the responses, so this has all prob been said.

You CAN be both obviously, but that wasn't the question. Were supposed to pick ONE.

Well, I think both are plagued. Being terribley unnattractive must really suck. But I know that beautiful people have it really rough too. It is at times I'm sure really really tiresome and you actually get beat down just as much if not more as an ugly person. You have stereotypes and stigmas attached to you and you are expected to do certain things.

So I imagine that it is the same for terribley smart people. I guess.....

In my experience, beautiful people are expected to be air heaeds, and give out sexual favors.
.....and are supposed to enjoy taking picture of your breasts for perverted internet prowlers :hint hint:

But like I said ugliness must suck.

Hmm.

If it were a choice I would pick the option to be beautiful inside. (Which is NOT intelligence, like some people would believe).

TotalANXiousNESS said:

I don't particularly think it sucks to be ugly because I have people who are attracted to the "inside" me. I would imagine it would suck to be outwardly beautiful and not have someone want to get to know you because they can't get past the "outside" you.

Lothan said:

I agree with you, but I also believe that the secret isn't if someone is "ugly" or not, but if that person attracts you sexually/physically.

ZombieKitten said:

And you should, I've seen the pics on this site of many of you! Ladies of the org, many of us shall soon be approaching the 40 Benchmark and let it be known that we are hot as HELL. And highly intelligent to boot

JoeTyler said:

That's right. At the end of the day it's really about chemistry.

It doesn't matter. Neither guarantee "success" in life.

mrdespues said:

I would argue with that. Not that I don't agree, I just like arguing.
However, I'd pick beautiful in a quantum handclap. Top scientists say intelligence leads to depression, suicide and flagrant disregard for doctrane bestowed morality frameworks.

Number23 said:

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Fucking org!

I was saying I believe the only way to walk your walk in a righteous manner is to believe you're the Oxford dictionary definition of both terms. Modesty comes loaded with conceit. Most people believe they're the shit, either deep inside or smeared on their skin. And if anyone wants to argue against this fact, it's because you believe your opinion more valid than mine thereby proving me right.

Number23 said:

Cloudbuster said:

I bet she's stupid too.

Number23 said:

Well, if choosing one doesn't mean that you're lacking the other (just not extremely whatever you didn't choose), then I'd choose attractive.

Number23 said:

You know I rarely disagree with what you post.. if I can understand it, that is.
But it's almost like with quantum physics, some of your posts... if you think you understand it, you really don't?




And I very much agree with what you're saying, I think.



We'd all be a lot more miserable if we didn't uphold some kind of variation on that, for a healthy self image...

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[Edited 7/11/07 8:42am]

mirrorbestfriend said:

Shiiiiit. I'll take the looks, from there I'll get the most intelligent partner for balance.

If I can only be one then intelligent. I find someone with a high level of intelligence more intimidating than someone who's extremely attractive.

ZombieKitten said:

But then you're saying that having both gets you further in life than just having intelligence. But that's a given...
[Edited 7/11/07 10:15am]

Lothan said:

I've seen your picture, and you're not ugly!!!!!

The later part of your sentece is so true, and its a sad sad sad thing. Its very hurtful.
(I'd imagine.....not that I know or anything)

Number23 said:

Well, if top scientists know, why bother to ask me?

Nah...it can also lead to getting a good education, i.e. a medical degree or PhD, having a substantial income and a fulfilling career. Not that that necessarily leads to happiness for all people...but it can certainly be a life of passion and contribution...and when you're talking about "getting further in life" that means more to me than having the looks to marry a millionaire three times my age. Not to mention intelligence can lead to a deeper experience of life which I think is a good thing.

Intelligence has serious drawbacks too -- knowledge can be hell/ignorance is bliss, isolation from society, the agony of thwarted potential -- but I wouldn't have it any other way.

mrdespues said:

Number23 is the hottest orger here!!!! And the most intelligent as well. That is a FACT!

gemini13 said:

I love him....and really miss him around here.

Growing up, I wanted to be extremely intelligent. I cannot say for certain I am, since what is intelligent is subjective and there are so many 'intelligences'. I think I was more passionate about consuming the intelligence than I was about applying it. It took a new social awareness - confirmation that people saw me as intelligent - to prompt an evaluation of whether or not this was ever what I wanted.

The idea of extreme intelligence puts me off. I believe there is an inverse relationship between the logical and social competencies. I don't want intelligence to be a competition; I don't want to feel smarter than the people around me.

Extremely attractive, on the other hand, is easy. That's just something you feel...

ArielB said:

After serious consideration. I'm afraid I'd have to agree with you, extreme attractiveness keeping my current ability would be more useful. Looking at my circumstances, extreme intelligence wouldn't be of much value, it'll be like locking a greyhound in cage 24/7 and expecting it to just magically reach it's full potential. Now, if I could be immersed in an academic environment then I'd take the intelligence hands down.

There are different kinds of intelligence and talents (intuitive vs. logical etc), but I differ with this opinion that intelligence is subjective. It's not. It can be measured in many ways.

Part of what is attractive is intelligence, so being extremely attractive means you are also intelligent. so maybe not extremely, but at least you are not dumb, so that's why I choose to be extremely attractive over extremely intelligent, which means you can be very ugly.

But it doesn't matter, we can choose whatever we want, we're not going to get it.

mrdespues said:

I think we're all pretty dumb when measured against true objective reality, call it your God or supreme universal conciousness inhabiting every neutron, the knots in the net or whatever. And beauty, like all things, is obviously similarly subjective to individual perception. There is no defintive version of any truth. Everything is based on illusion and delusion, especially, well, we wont go there.