We choose attractive mates because we are taught to believe that choosing an attractive partner will equal an attractive offspring. We are taught that biology explains this fact biology teaches us that it is important to choose an attractive partner, except, those people are wrong.
The lex pardox suggests that even though two people are very attractive, sometimes they give birth to an unattractive offspring. This shows that not only is beauty superficial and means nothing, but that people who try to use biology to explain their bigotry are wrong. If the lex paradox did not exist then people would start to look similar and beauty would be boring. The lex paradox shows that if your mate and you are attractive, the misconception that you will have a beautiful/handsome child, is not true. You can date David Beckham or Shriek and you have the same chance of giving birth to the ugliest child in the world. The lex paradox shows us that picking out someone only for their looks is unnecessary in both moral and biological aspects. It also shows us that people only pay attention to facts that will further their agenda. Choose a partner based on how they treat you, not because they are attractive as it does not matter, both morally and factually.
Two adult can be popular in high school, on the football team and the teams cheerleader but those two people can still give birth to the class nerd. Two "alphas" can create a "beta," awkward person in agreement with the lex paradox. Dating the alpha male means nothing when it comes to creating another alpha in the family.
If two sane people have a child this is also true for their offspring. You may have a child that, according to society, is insane and has a personality disorder. So, seeking out a partner who is sane, and (seems) perfectly together mentally may still result in giving birth to someone with depression or anxiety.
If the lex paradox suggests that even if two people are good looking and can still have an ugly child, then that can also suggest that if two lean people have a baby that baby may be obese when he or she becomes older. The notion that having a child with a fat person will cause your child to be fat is not only morally horrific, but also wrong, according to the lex paradox. Also, attractiveness was once thought of as heredity as well so maybe it is possible that is true for obesity.
Date who your heart flutters when you hang out with them, not the alpha male/female. People tend to date the hottest person thinking they will have a good looking child, because society tells us too, dating sites like eharmony cause us to believe that dating someone attractive, and sane is the goal so we can create a world of sane, beautiful/handsome people. But, that is old biology that has been observed as untrue. Ugly baby or not, biology will find a way to prevail for the beautiful people & the ugly people. We all belong here, no one is better than the other.
References
Times of India. (2007, March 31). What is the lek paradox? Retrieved June 06, 2017, from http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1839901.cms
The Lek Paradox. (2013, November 15). Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://abirdingnaturalist.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/the-lek-paradox/
Logsdon, R. (2016, November 29). Let’s talk about leks, baby. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://theethogram.com/2016/11/22/lets-talk-about-leks-baby/
Houslay, T. (2012, December 03). Of genetic variation and peacock spiders: Maratus volans and the lek paradox. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://tomhouslay.com/2011/10/14/the-courtship-of-the-peacock-spider-maratus-volans/
Yoder, J. (2013, May 15). Peacocks’ tails and fireflies’ bums: Resolving the lek paradox. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://nothinginbiology.org/2011/11/29/peacocks-tails-and-fireflies-bums-resolving-the-lek-paradox/
Wikipedia. (2017, January 11). Lek paradox. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lek_paradox
Atkins, W. (2007, March 30). The Lek Paradox: Why we're not all attractive!
Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://www.itwire.com/science-news/biology/10951-the-lek-paradox-why-were-not-all-attractive
Two adult can be popular in high school, on the football team and the teams cheerleader but those two people can still give birth to the class nerd. Two "alphas" can create a "beta," awkward person in agreement with the lex paradox. Dating the alpha male means nothing when it comes to creating another alpha in the family.
If two sane people have a child this is also true for their offspring. You may have a child that, according to society, is insane and has a personality disorder. So, seeking out a partner who is sane, and (seems) perfectly together mentally may still result in giving birth to someone with depression or anxiety.
If the lex paradox suggests that even if two people are good looking and can still have an ugly child, then that can also suggest that if two lean people have a baby that baby may be obese when he or she becomes older. The notion that having a child with a fat person will cause your child to be fat is not only morally horrific, but also wrong, according to the lex paradox. Also, attractiveness was once thought of as heredity as well so maybe it is possible that is true for obesity.
Date who your heart flutters when you hang out with them, not the alpha male/female. People tend to date the hottest person thinking they will have a good looking child, because society tells us too, dating sites like eharmony cause us to believe that dating someone attractive, and sane is the goal so we can create a world of sane, beautiful/handsome people. But, that is old biology that has been observed as untrue. Ugly baby or not, biology will find a way to prevail for the beautiful people & the ugly people. We all belong here, no one is better than the other.
References
Times of India. (2007, March 31). What is the lek paradox? Retrieved June 06, 2017, from http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1839901.cms
The Lek Paradox. (2013, November 15). Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://abirdingnaturalist.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/the-lek-paradox/
Logsdon, R. (2016, November 29). Let’s talk about leks, baby. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://theethogram.com/2016/11/22/lets-talk-about-leks-baby/
Houslay, T. (2012, December 03). Of genetic variation and peacock spiders: Maratus volans and the lek paradox. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://tomhouslay.com/2011/10/14/the-courtship-of-the-peacock-spider-maratus-volans/
Yoder, J. (2013, May 15). Peacocks’ tails and fireflies’ bums: Resolving the lek paradox. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://nothinginbiology.org/2011/11/29/peacocks-tails-and-fireflies-bums-resolving-the-lek-paradox/
Wikipedia. (2017, January 11). Lek paradox. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lek_paradox
Atkins, W. (2007, March 30). The Lek Paradox: Why we're not all attractive!
Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://www.itwire.com/science-news/biology/10951-the-lek-paradox-why-were-not-all-attractive