Down syndrome
a cute girl,
who apparently didn't like her sash buckle centered.
Primal Urges
Overweight geniuses
inhabit a people-group
led by Down syndrome adults.
I have personally known many obese people.
Most of them that were my age - are now dead.
I also have two Down syndrome relatives, and some casual contact with other DS folks.
Obesity is a common thread in Down syndrome.
Internet sources agree that Down syndrome people have more
weight and obesity issues than other non-cultural people group.
(Hypothyroidism is more prevalent in DS, which is said to contribute to DS obesity.)
So what about obese, fully-abled people? Why the obesity?
Most obese, fully-abled people I have known - thought quite well of themselves, as do I.
As far capabilities go, I think quite well of myself, for what life-training I have had.*
And yet, seeing such a strong link between Down syndrome and obesity,
I must conclude that there must be a primal draw to overeating
that mere intellect cannot overpower.
So, I must ask, how much good is intellect,
if it can't keep us from behaviors that shorten our lifespans?
These behaviors include substance abuse, dangerous motoring, risk taking,
overeating, dangerous romance, sedentary lives, etc.
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* I once was a high-high school dropout, who went back and finished high-school,
then went into labor/construction jobs. After 10 years of this, I grew tired of manual labor jobs, and began to think about 2-year college, for a higher-level tech job that required certification.
But I didn't know if I was smart enough to pass college-level technical classes.
I heard that Mensa (an IQ club) offered IQ tests. I tested positive for Mensa,
which encouraged me to begin night classes, taking several trade courses,
eventually earning a bachelor's degree in Business Admin., and IFMA CFM status.
Yet I have been overweight most of my life.
(except for the years that I smoked cigarettes as a young adult).
more below...
Diabetes amputations
So then, how profitable is intelligence -
if intelligence doesn't help us overcome primal urges that shorten our lives by 1/4 to 1/3?
and the mostly-preventable Type 2 diabetes that causes 160,000 amputations per year?
Digest that...
if intelligence doesn't help us overcome primal urges that shorten our lives by 1/4 to 1/3?
and the mostly-preventable Type 2 diabetes that causes 160,000 amputations per year?
Digest that...
diabetes.org/advocacy/amputation-prevention-alliance
I am trying to create social angst here,
by challenging overweight intellectuals to wrestle with this issue
of our intellect's powerlessness over primal urges.
Many of the crimes shows I see on TV are of intelligent, educated, successful people
that couldn't resist the primal urge to kill the other-parent ... of their own children.
So...
Here is a planner's rendering of a 35,000-seat stadium.
Imagine four of these stadiums, plus 20,000 people. 160,000 people
Many of these amputees are quite intelligent.
I am trying to create social angst here,
by challenging overweight intellectuals to wrestle with this issue
of our intellect's powerlessness over primal urges.
Many of the crimes shows I see on TV are of intelligent, educated, successful people
that couldn't resist the primal urge to kill the other-parent ... of their own children.
So...
Socially, is IQ really such a big deal?
Well, it is, but it doesn't solve problems caused by misused free will.