freecounterpoint: It's our genes, jj!

Monday, September 01, 2008

It's our genes, jj!

9 comments:

Mr roT said...: Thank god for science, but I knew it all the time:

Men are more likely to be devoted and loyal husbands when they lack a particular variant of a gene that influences brain activity,

This means that guys with no brain activity are satisfied with marriage. Duh.; 9/01/2008 11:30 PM
Tecumseh said...: "You can say, 'Oh, it is just my DNA, and I am going to ignore it.' " Have some more ouzo.; 9/01/2008 11:35 PM
Mr roT said...: Probably need an illus here. I have been illus boy for the last week.; 9/01/2008 11:39 PM
Pepe le Pew said...: This means that guys with no brain activity are satisfied with marriage. Duh.

Question to the logic buffs here, how much of a stretch is it to take this premise and turn it into "guys satisfied with marriage have no brain activity" ?; 9/02/2008 12:15 AM
Pepe le Pew said...: what does that tell us about the family values crowd ?; 9/02/2008 8:56 AM
Pepe le Pew said...: We half agree here.; 9/02/2008 10:39 AM
Mr roT said...: What do I need gauze for? A sucking wound?; 9/02/2008 10:57 AM
Mr roT said...: like this?; 9/02/2008 5:25 PM
Pepe le Pew said...: Ok, assuming wiki is correct, how was Gauss part of the "family values" crowd ?

Gauss's personal life was overshadowed by the early death of his first wife, Johanna Osthoff, in 1809, soon followed by the death of one child, Louis. Gauss plunged into a depression from which he never fully recovered. He married again, to Johanna's best friend named Friederica Wilhelmine Waldeck but commonly known as Minna. This second marriage does not seem to have been very happy as it was plagued by Minna's continuous illness.[citation needed] When his second wife died in 1831 after a long illness,[8] one of his daughters, Therese, took over the household and cared for Gauss until the end of his life. His mother lived in his house from 1817 until her death in 1839.[2]
Gauss had six children. With Johanna (1780–1809), his children were Joseph (1806–1873), Wilhelmina (1808–1846) and Louis (1809–1810). Of all of Gauss's children, Wilhelmina was said to have come closest to his talent, but she died young. With Minna Waldeck he also had three children: Eugene (1811–1896), Wilhelm (1813–1879) and Therese (1816–1864). Eugene emigrated to the United States about 1832 after a falling out with his father, eventually settling in St. Charles, Missouri, where he became a well-respected member of the community.[citation needed] Wilhelm also settled in Missouri, starting as a farmer and later becoming wealthy in the shoe business in St. Louis. Therese kept house for Gauss until his death, after which she married.
Gauss eventually had conflicts with his sons, two of whom migrated to the United States. He did not want any of his sons to enter mathematics or science for "fear of sullying the family name". His conflict with Eugene was particularly bitter.[citation needed] Gauss wanted Eugene to become a lawyer, but Eugene wanted to study languages. They had an argument over a party Eugene held, which Gauss refused to pay for. The son left in anger and emigrated to the United States, where he was quite successful. It took many years for Eugene's success to counteract his reputation among Gauss's friends and colleagues. See also the letter from Robert Gauss to Felix Klein on September 3, 1912.; 9/02/2008 6:04 PM

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