If an intelligent couple has one child, will he inheret their intelligence trait and with the child growing in an intelligent environment help stimulate this trait? Same thing for stupidity? What if the "Stupid" couple have 10 kids, will they all inheret the parents stupidity and growing up in a stupid environment stimulate that trait? Seeing how the more intelligent a couple is, the less children they have, won't this outnumber the Intelligent ones and ultimatelly wipe them out leaving only stupid people to rule the world?
2007-03-19 07:07:39 · 10 answers · asked by Fiesty Redhead 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
stupid is as stupid does
2007-03-19 07:12:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how the kids were raised. Everyone starts off pretty much the same (with the exception of actual deformities or mental problems) and its how you raise the kids that truly matters.
If you stick 'em in front of the TV at age 2 and leave 'em there till theyre 18, chances are they aint gonna be as bright as a kid whos parents taught him/her to read and enjoy reading and such. See what I mean?
And I have no idea where youre gettin your last idea. I know some pretty intelligent people with 5+ kids. And some pretty stupid ones with one or two kids. But everyone has ups and downs. Positives and negatives. Intelligence and stupidity, for one thing, are pretty much relative and come from a persons perspective on things, not any real scientific facts. And then a stupid person isnt necessarily a bad person. I know plenty of people that arent too bright, but they have wonderful hearts and I'd trust them with my life in a heartbeat.
Just some things to think about.
Have a great day
2007-03-19 07:20:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jesus W. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of stupid intelligent people. One can have a high IQ but lack basic common sense. To me, stupidity is not a degree of intelligence, but rather of common sense to make wise choices. This is not an inherited trait, but rather a learned one. Because it is a learned trait, it can be unlearned. A person with a lower IQ cannot hope to have a genius IQ someday, whereas a person with zero common sense can get a clue, stop acting stupid, and start practicing common sense.
2007-03-19 07:12:07 · answer #3 · answered by Chimichanga to go please!! 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A know a doctor couple--they have nine children! I would not call them stupid. They run a joint practice, and their office is attached to their home.
Heredity can be a factor in one's learning abilities, but these days poor teaching and peers seem to influence children a lot more than their parents do--since the parents are never home, being parents!!!!
2007-03-19 07:14:51 · answer #4 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes your right as far as the first half of your question! No, stupidity inevitably will kill itself off. Don't worry about it! Just look at history. The intelligent always survive and the weaker minded perish. They refer to it as evolution!
2007-03-19 07:16:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think one's environment has the most to do with their personality, intelligence, and so on. there's no way to "breed" out stupid people. . . the only one who got close was a monster who was partially jewish himself
2007-03-19 07:13:13 · answer #6 · answered by tomiyo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see someone has been watching Idiocracy again
Intelligence is hereditary, ignorance is learned
2007-03-19 07:13:32 · answer #7 · answered by Peter A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends.
Do you mean like "Dumb and Dumber" stupid, or like Britany Spears stupid?
2007-03-19 07:16:01 · answer #8 · answered by Los 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a leaning trait
2007-03-19 07:11:42 · answer #9 · answered by kelsi douglas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both its learned and its also hereid by some gene
2007-03-19 07:11:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋