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>From: thomas@obelix.world (Thomas Beckmann)
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Subject: Re: Fe-/Male Decision Making
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Date: 19 Nov 91 21:42:16 GMT
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In-Reply-To: millerjx@ucunix.san.uc.edu's message of 18 Nov 91 16:12:07 GMT

> >Thomas writes:
> >
> >I brought up the question, in how far there is a difference between
> >female and male decision making and decided, to give this back to
> >everybody, because we couldn't find a good answer.
> >
> >1) Are there differences ?
> >
> >If:
> >2.1) Do you think that they affect ai ?
> >
> >2.2) What do you think about the quality of decisions ?
> >
> >thomas
>
>
> Justin millerjx@ucunix.san.uc.edu writes:
> That is a very good question, and one I am prepared to answer.
> Biologically, the brain of both genders of humans is almost identical. Thus,
> differences that are apparent in the general female's mental operations and the
> male's mental operations are all based on the gender distinctions and the
> gender's environment.
>
>  Gender distinctions are the physically visible ones that relate to
>  reproduction and fitness for gender functions. Females have a much greater
>  developed child-raising function, as do all females of any species. This is
>  not by accident, but rather inherent. Just as the males tend to be better
>  hunters. This function, believe it or not, can be seen in everyday life.
>  There is no mystery to me as to why men can be more brutal about children!
>  And there is also no mystery to me as to why women are much more careful
>  about sex: they bear the responsibility! It is not a matter of her personal
>  views of sex-- it is the physical, natural childbearing function inherent in
>  her being.
>
>  Where this relates to 'intelligence' is where extraneous knowledge enters
>  the picture. How many female philosophers have you read about? Not many. Not
>  many at all. My observations support the theory that females are by default
>  so concerned with material matters that they have no time/desire to philoso-
>  phize. To degenerate... "makeup, safe sex, boyfriends, images, popularity,
>  dealing with mom who didn't do that when she was her age, etc.".. the list
>  goes on and on. Is there any wonder why men are historically the ones who
>  tinkered with cars in their off time? Or who had the time to invent famous
>  things?

Although you may not forget that not only Ada Lovelance stood behind
the man that covered *her* famous inventions - because a manly
dominated society prefers men to make the famous inventions ...

>  Most men are physically and mentally able to do some things most women are
>  not. The reasons are all there for you to see. I'm just pointing you in the
>  direction I've been facing for some time. It does not support some moral
>  viewpoint, nor does it rely on faith. It is a straight-forward answer for a
>  straight-forward question.
>
>  Where this directly affects AI is where extraneous knowledge would come in
>  handy. Men have been known to compile dictionaries, run physical labor
>  companies, and do generally more things than women, historically. This is
>  NOT a sexist viewpoint. It is a cold but solid fact. I advocate the advance
>  of the female species' boundaries, to the extent that they do not become
>  unproductive members of their species. BY NATURE, the female is better
>  equipped to take care of a child, while the males are BY NATURE better at
>  hunting, providing, that type of thing. Instinctually, that is the
>  difference between the sexes. Nothing else matters. So my heart goes out to
>  females who hate the household and want to go chop logs, but again-- there
>  is a definite deficiency in the household. The male can better chop logs
>  than feed the baby, and the female can better care for the baby than she can
>  chop logs.

So, you reduce women and man to baby-sitting and chop logging: I asked
for decision making !

Why have you learned to write although, BY NATURE, it is not build-in?

To increase your capabilities. You should be able to increase your
houshoulding and let other people increase their wood cutting: but
this is not the discussion we should have here ...

>  In my educated opinion, AI is affected by gender distinctions for those
>  reasons.
>  That's my answer-- hope it raises a few blinds!
> -justin millerjx@ucunix.san.uc.edu

In serious, you've said nothing that affects ai.

Is there anybody with an idea about decision making ?

thomas


