tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post1370253744629655645..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Causation Versus SelectionAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-41811374967275669262012-08-30T17:40:29.873-04:002012-08-30T17:40:29.873-04:00I was thinking of the floor more than the ceiling....I was thinking of the floor more than the ceiling. There are people whose difficulties make it less likely they will convince anyone to marry them. Some pathologies seem to have no problem - antisocial personalities may have some diminution, but a a lot of them succeed at marrying - sometimes over and over again, which is a kind of success, I suppose.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-40634028219850722302012-08-30T10:37:16.940-04:002012-08-30T10:37:16.940-04:00Is there indeed evidence that healthier people get...Is there indeed evidence that healthier people get married? I'm not disputing it, I just haven't seen any data.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-6840770553459905242012-08-29T17:33:25.562-04:002012-08-29T17:33:25.562-04:00Yup. Saw that too. Good pickup.Yup. Saw that too. Good pickup.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-36640547099029988892012-08-29T09:40:38.966-04:002012-08-29T09:40:38.966-04:00"At the same time, it appears that marriage i..."At the same time, it appears that marriage is less beneficial for individuals with a mentally ill [rather] than an emotionally healthy spouse."<br /><br />Are "mental" and "emotional" truly interchangeable in that context? Or is it sloppy writing/thinking? <br /><br />Considering the whole article, my first guess would be sloppy.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-77866490588923768352012-08-28T22:07:07.827-04:002012-08-28T22:07:07.827-04:00"Never sleep with anyone crazier than yoursel..."Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself."<br /><br />I can think of quite a few people I knew over the years that nobody with any sense would marry.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com