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   Catja Pafort to David Friedman   
   Re: Argument from authority [was: When i   
   06 Dec 08 21:52:59   
   
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   From: green_knight@greenknight.org.uk.invalid   
      
   David Friedman wrote:   
      
   >  Pierpaolo Sommacal  wrote:   
   >   
   > > It's clear what you mean, but I just want to point out that a very   
   > > successful female is not required to act on her success.  She can   
   > > employ it to be choosy, which precisely because wombs have been scarce   
   > > (but soon will be no longer), was very important.   
   >   
   > Which means she can get a higher quality mate, get more resources spent   
   > on supporting her and her offspring, allowing her to produce more   
   > offspring, or (to some degree, with some tradeoff) both.   
      
   'More offspring' is only one of two strategies that will lead to   
   success. For a woman, 'more offspring' is dangerous - and for the last   
   of those offspring, not having a mother often is, too.   
      
   Catja   
      
      
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