This is why they are more often religious, we imagine, since once having adopted some kind of all-encompassing ideology it is almost impossible for them to step aside and examine it for sense. The fact that some can do this, especially if they are also very attractive and intelligent, is what makes the existence of Rebecca Culshaw, whose book is considered by many now the first thing to hand to someone asking about the HIV∫AIDS paradigm challenge, a marvel to behold and a reason to kneel and thank the God of Truth. We particularly admire such people, as we have made clear in the past, even though we have been deplored as insufficiently PC. We wish we knew more examples, but we can’t think of any, except the Polgar sisters who have reached such prominence in world chess.

I have been a scoundrel, I own it.

If however we broaden our selection to include all intelligent women, mutually attractive or not, we find a cornucopia of talent beneath the surface in almost every case. Any European should know this, surely. In particular, women are masters of the social universe, since they naturally have a very good memory for faces, and spend much of their time thinking about people and their hidden motives. As we understand it, it is only the enlightened disinterest they have in gaining personal power which prevents them from ruling the business and political universe. As civilization advances, and male violence is brought under control, we predict that they will eventually rule most countries and most large corporations. This is already evident in the number of female leaders of nations that have emerged in the last few years.

Still no degree of post-coital disgust should ever induce a man to slight what he has just received, precious or not, for the simple reason that few women have anything else to offer.