04-11-2022, 06:52 PM
(04-11-2022, 06:39 PM)Guest Wrote: When working out the details of this brutal eugenics program, keep in mind Jack White's parents were 48 and 45-- so instead of compounding the problem, 2 olds could be the key to super offspring! Unless he's a retarded gay serial killer and hides it fairly well.
This is a great point that I didn't even think of when I started this discussion. I was trying to think of examples of famous people who could prove my point... actually the Hitler thing was random, I didn't even know about the age of his parents when I mentioned him.
But Jack is a remarkable case. I mean, it's exceptionally rare that a woman of 45 gives birth in the first place, let alone to a healthy child. I would say that in the case of Jack, his remarkable qualities and clear differences from other people could actually be attributed to the age of his parents. As they say, there's a fine line between genius and insanity... maybe there's a fine line between being 'touched' in the head in a bad way, and being so in a GOOD way.
Nothing would surprise me. Physically, Jack turned out to be an outstanding specimen. His intellectual/psychological state, although obviously VERY unique, doesn't seem to have impacted his life in a bad way, rather it seems to have played a part in his brilliant successes.
I think that people at the age of 30-40 may be perfectly ready and suited to become parents. By that age range, you've experienced enough life to get a good start on wisdom, and to know NOT to do stupid shit. So while Jack's parents had him a tad late, it seems like they were much closer to the OPTIMAL age range to reproduce than, say for example, a couple of 20 year olds would have been.
