Intelligence is more important than physical attractiveness

Most of that round you used research and studies for your points, but you haven't provided any sources. There is no source, nor a statistic on how many people found asymmetric faces unhealthy. I doubt this fact is true, as I know of many people with asymmetric faces who are considered highly attractive and more than healthy. One could say that two intelligent people will seek each-other out, or that love is blind. And I'm going to say it again to answer your question, as rhetorical as it is, that a blind person wouldn't care if their wife or husband looked stunning. "Men seek attractive girls as they are signs of youth, reproductive maturity etc." True, but there are two parts in a relationship; emotional and physical. The physical part will deteriorate over time, where intelligence remains forever as long as no diseases or disorders begin to affect the person. Attractive girls are not necessarily reproductively mature. I would like to ask if Con has heard of Stephen Hawking? He does not appear physically attractive at all and he is a brilliant mind. Again, there's no source, but I"ll humor you anyway. In fact, the most brilliant minds alive today are not physically attractive or overly fit. For example, Paul Allen, Rick Rosner and Gary Kasparov. I believe many intelligent people are confident, charismatic and excellent speakers. And having to use sex appeal seems like a pretty bad skill to get ahead in a job interview, after all there's a one in two chance you'll have a same gender interviewer. Where with intelligence, you can show off your skill of intelligence with anyone, or even a bit of paper that says "Job Application Form." People who are unattractive or of average looks, are less intimidating and allow people to open up easier. Since people do go by face value, seeing someone who is average, maybe like them, brings a feeling of familiarity and they feel comfortable with the person because they're not perfect. One of your arguments is that attractive people are more persuasive than intelligent people because they're intelligent. Do you not see a problem with that in a debate about intelligence versus attractiveness? Intelligent people can also develop a confident, charismatic air, and be excellent public speakers because they understand how the mind works, and know how to persuade and manipulate people. After all, it is basic psychology that most intelligent speakers would be familiar with. Again no source, but oh well. What about Obama? And I say this next part in a completely unoffensive way, (1) but in 2012, the census found that 77.9% of the American population was white. And it is a known fact that cross-racial relationships are uncommon, and most people do not find other races attractive. There are exceptions of course, but I'm only saying that Obama was voted in as President in a country with a population of a majority of people who didn't find him attractive. And hey, have you seen the politicians in Australia lately? Maybe if one was attractive we'd actually like our Prime Ministers more, but basically, intelligence is more important in politics down under. Young politicians are very rare. If this fact is true, it does surprise me, as my family has always reviewed a Politician's achievements and promises before voting. And our school Captain is over-weight and has one eye smaller than the other. He was voted in by students because of his charisma and promises. This part obviously can't be proven, so I apologize for going off topic. (1)http://quickfacts.census.gov...