Feb 10 2013: Yes I think so. I also think that less attractive people may have an advantage later in life though, because we all get old and then we don't have our looks anymore to rely on. The less attractive people have had to compensate for their lack of looks all their lives by being more interesting to talk to, funnier, having nicer personalities, etc. While the attractive people may fall into a black hole when they realize that their looks have faded ...
Feb 10 2013: The sailors had few options when their boat was hit by a sperm whale, do they sail to the Marquesas Islands where the sailors herd horrific stories of cannibalism, do they sail to Hawaii and risk high tides or to South America the farthest, the sailors decide to sail to South America and risk starving to death! All because they fear cannibalism! Fear shows us that we have a great great imagination...
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