Do you think beauty and intellect are mutually exclusive traits?

[kethhhh]

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Intelligence* ?

[normalice]

There is generally no translation between the two, so spending any time on one is time not spent on the other. But considering how much time people spend developing neither, there's no reason one couldn't spend an adequate amount of time developing both.

But, that's probably beside the point. The effect you are probably noticing in asking this question is how, when someone is beautiful, no one expects them to be intelligent. No one expects beautiful people to consider reality from the perspective of others, unless they make the conscious effort to expect it. No one requires a beautiful person to make meaningful contributions to conversation...

All of this contributes to an environment in which it is harder to develop one's intellect and easier to adapt to being appreciated for purely physical reasons. So, while its not impossible for pretty people to become intelligent, it is an uphill journey. For many obvious reasons, it's actually much easier for intelligent people to become beautiful.

[Lliam]

Absolutely not. Hedy Lamarr is one example. But there are many others.

[leahzrc]

I think they come hand in hand when it has to do with emotional intellect but someone can be intelligent and be ugly inside and someone can be a beautiful person inside and be less intelligent when it comes to academics

[Pamina]

That would be an extraordinarily ignorant thing to believe.

[J2ohhhhh]

If woman is beautiful she's very likely have a mother who was beautiful when she was young. If she was beautiful when she was young she's very likely to have a successful husband. Intelligence is quite a reliable source to indicate success. So from the smart father she was very likely to inherent smart genes. There are studies that statistically proved that people who were perceived more attractive by the group were doing better in cognitive tests. I know the grapes are sour. But beautiful people aren't just better looking but smarter as well.

[kethhhh]

I'm not really sure if knowledge/ smartness is inheritable

[J2ohhhhh]

Intelligence doesn't have much to do with knowledge. If you have knowledge you're educated and obviously knowledgeable. If you're quick in the moment, you can understand (not memorize) things quickly and apply the understanding you're intelligent.

[dthomas89]

Cheerleaders are a good example of this. They will often pretend to be sort of the "dumb and ditzy" type, because they think it's what men want. Sure, I think there are some men who like to feel like the smarter one of the two but, I think most men would rather be just as smart as her, and not dumber than her. But, in reality, cheerleaders, not only have to maintain at least a 2.0 average (c's, average), many of them are actually extremely smart, and wind up taking AP classes. And have you ever taken a look at them, my lord. They're proof that god... is a man! lol

Anyway, no, I don't think they are mutually exclusive. I think that if you truly want to be smart, you can do the work

[beldath]

For the most part no. However, a pretty woman tends to get things easily or for free, which in turn makes them think less, which in turn makes them more stupider. (Yes I did that on purpose)
Obviously not all pretty women are like that, but several of the hot ones just use their looks to get by in the world.

[Kurαȷ]

The only physical trait that correlates with intelligence is height.
Taller people are, generally, more intelligent since they tend to have greater brain volumes than shorter people.

[Kurαȷ]

Weight also inversely correlates with intelligence- the heavier you are the less intelligent you are.
But it is unclear whether this is because excess weight somehow impairs intellect (poor nutrition, for example), or whether naturally less intelligent people are more likely to become overweight due to, well, being less intelligent.

[kethhhh]

To think that height and weight have anything to do with intelligence is...

[Kurαȷ]

The only correct thing to think.

[jamesgoldman]

No... my exes were both very attractive and highly intelligent (if they weren't the latter then the former would have been meaning less)

[madgoat]

Not at all. I suspect beautiful people sometimes don't have to try so hard though.

[Furuok]

Beauty fades over time, a person's intelligence can be enhanced if willing. Physical and logical connections are the norm.

[VictorBhere]

Probably not though really high IQ people do seem as if they are deformed in some way. Could be that genius is a result of inbreeding or genetic defect, some kind of mutation.

[ThatGuy133]

Nope, you can be beautiful and smart.

[Plitty-Tank]

Of course. One doesn't dictate the other.

[Papajohns]

Of course not

[ecfresh]

Nope

[Anonymous]

Yes, definitely.

[Opinion Owner]

Read that wrong, it's a no.