Super Intellect and Super Athleticism are mutually exclusive.
Kevin B. Murphy
potential as an athlete than as an intellectual... I had 'olympic
ambitions'... I suppose there must be a psychological complex for that
because I have to believe that it stays with you for life. What was funny
was that I could reason the path to olympic glory... but somehow, there was
an obstacle that I was in denial of... Super intellect and super athleticism
are mutually exclusive. It is a physically impossible to have both in the
same person or body.
--
Denial of Free Will makes the Knowledge of Order Absolute.
M Purcell
> When I was in high school, I coyly believed that I had much greater
> potential as an athlete than as an intellectual... I had 'olympic
> ambitions'... I suppose there must be a psychological complex for that
> because I have to believe that it stays with you for life. What was funny
> was that I could reason the path to olympic glory... but somehow, there was
> an obstacle that I was in denial of... Super intellect and super athleticism
> are mutually exclusive. It is a physically impossible to have both in the
> same person or body.
Check out the military academies, all cadets are "smart jocks".
Kevin B. Murphy
On 14-Dec-2009, M Purcell <sacs...@aol.com> wrote:
> Check out the military academies, all cadets are "smart jocks".
Military academies don't produce either Olympic hopefuls or MEGA
prospects... I kind of understand why the civilian world has a certain
aversion to the military mindset... Military and ex-military don't
understand 'pitiful'... It has been a huge struggle for me since I'm
ex-military... If I had to tell people what philosophy has to offer that
they can't get elsewhere, I think I would probably tell them, 'Being pitiful
is nothing to be ashamed of... in philosophy.' The military ruins people
lives if they ever expect to become civilians again... You can check out but
you can never leave... kinda like 'The Hotel California'.
M Purcell
> On 14-Dec-2009, M Purcell <sacsca...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Check out the military academies, all cadets are "smart jocks".
>
> Military academies don't produce either Olympic hopefuls or MEGA
> prospects... I kind of understand why the civilian world has a certain
> aversion to the military mindset... Military and ex-military don't
> understand 'pitiful'... It has been a huge struggle for me since I'm
> ex-military... If I had to tell people what philosophy has to offer that
> they can't get elsewhere, I think I would probably tell them, 'Being pitiful
> is nothing to be ashamed of... in philosophy.' The military ruins people
> lives if they ever expect to become civilians again... You can check out but
> you can never leave... kinda like 'The Hotel California'.
Been there, in Palo Alto. Military and ex-military understand the need
for a chain-of-command, it's hard to adjust to a society that can just
ignore you.
Kevin B. Murphy
On 14-Dec-2009, M Purcell <sacs...@aol.com> wrote:
> it's hard to adjust to a society that can just
> ignore you.
or worse... obsess over you.
bigfl...@gmail.com
I think Dr Roger Bannister may disagree...
BOfL
ZerkonXXXX
> Super intellect and super athleticism are mutually exclusive.
"super" excludes everything
M Purcell
> On Dec 14, 12:55 pm, "Kevin B. Murphy" <kmurphy...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > On 14-Dec-2009, M Purcell <sacsca...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > > Check out the military academies, all cadets are "smart jocks".
>
> > Military academies don't produce either Olympic hopefuls or MEGA
> > prospects... I kind of understand why the civilian world has a certain
> > aversion to the military mindset... Military and ex-military don't
> > understand 'pitiful'... It has been a huge struggle for me since I'm
> > ex-military... If I had to tell people what philosophy has to offer that
> > they can't get elsewhere, I think I would probably tell them, 'Being pitiful
> > is nothing to be ashamed of... in philosophy.' The military ruins people
> > lives if they ever expect to become civilians again... You can check out but
> > you can never leave... kinda like 'The Hotel California'.
>
> Been there, in Palo Alto.
Real nice place too, small comfortable rooms furnished with mismatched
antiques arranged very tastfully. I didn't want to check out but it's
fairly expensive.
> Military and ex-military understand the need
> for a chain-of-command, it's hard to adjust to a society that can just
> ignore you.
I see an intresting simularity here with inductive and deductive
reasoning. In a democratic society decisions are reached by debate and
a vote, going from a general pool of ideas to a specific one. And any
actions to be taken require a structured chain-of-command with the
actions of many people being determined by a specific individual.
Kevin B. Murphy
> I think Dr Roger Bannister may disagree...
I know of Roger Bannister as middle distance runner... I know nothing of his
intellectual pursuits... I think you're missing the point... or maybe I
can't convey it... Athletes are heroes... If you're just a little bit too
intelligent... it is disallowed for you to become an athlete... people won't
help you to excell at athletics if your brain freaks them out.
chingang
<kmurp...@comcast.net> wrote:
>When I was in high school, I coyly believed that I had much greater
>potential as an athlete than as an intellectual... I had 'olympic
>ambitions'... I suppose there must be a psychological complex for that
>because I have to believe that it stays with you for life. What was funny
>was that I could reason the path to olympic glory... but somehow, there was
>an obstacle that I was in denial of... Super intellect and super athleticism
>are mutually exclusive. It is a physically impossible to have both in the
>same person or body.
You wouldn't want to tell Pat Haydn that. He was a Rhodes Scholar
playing professional football as a quarterback for the then, Los
Angles Rams. Or how about Dr Randy Gregg, who was a defenceman for the
Stanley Cup champions, Edmonton Oilers in professional hockey.
Methinks there is alot of acrimony in your aforementioned statement.
bigfl...@gmail.com
He was the first to break the 4 minute mile and became an eminent MD.
That may be the case in the US but certainly not here.
BOfL