--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I think Holly is making some interesting points > but based on my own > personal > > experiences I can't get my head around this notion > that women aren't into > > abstract ideas. But the fact that I think you work > in computers Holly > means > > you must have the kind of mind usually accredited > to males - focussed and > > able to understand technology, etc. > > Women's academic performance in Australia is by > far ahead of males and > they > > stay at school longer, so the authorities are > really concerned - it would > > seem that female students here have the focus and > analytical abilities > and > > there could be cultural reasons for this. > > i don't think women have any less intellectual skill > at all. and it's not > that we can't grasp abstract ideas. i was very into > abstract ideas and > philosophy when i was young. but now, as with a lot > of things, i can't > justify spending time thinking about something that > is not going to > directly impact my life. i know what i think. i > don't have to think about > it. > > but that's just me...
I was talking to a friend about such things a few weeks ago. Most ppl seem to avoid deep thought totally, whereas some ppl enjoy it... I reckon that ppl only know what they want to know or what they can easily accept and it's entirely dependant on the individual... l8r, Nick (Dj Pacific:) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! http://photos.yahoo.com/
