Are we breeding our brains out?

This thought came to as we were driving past a herd of cows and my kids were talking about how stupid cows were because you scare one cow and they all take off running.   They asked me if cows were always this stupid and I replied, "No. they were quite smart animals, but over the years we have bread their brains out of them..

I began to wonder if we are doing the same in our country.  The reason I say this is because with all of our societies focus on BEAUTY and NOT BRAINS are we become a more stupid nation?  I am not saying that in the past beauty and sexual attraction were not factors, but clearly our society placed high importance on a persons ability to earn a living and support a family in what people looked for in a spouse (and if you look at some of their wedding photos you often come away feeling like "looks" were not a major factor).    Today we put so much importance on personal outward beauty that we are prone to overlook other factors such as intelligence and inner-strength. Over a long period of time this can have a genetic effect on a society or country. 

Much of this has to do with our media and its promotion of what to look for in a spouse.  Through programs like "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette"  we give our youth the view that all they have to look for in a mate is someone who is "good-looking" and not someone who has character, inner-strength, faith, good work ethic and trustworthiness. (although I have to say from the 2 shows of the Bachelorette I saw this year I have hope, because this girl seems to have her head on straight and is looking for someone who has strength of character and opted-out of the "fantasy room").

Too often I feel our young men and women opt for the good-looking spouse on their "first marriage" and create good-looking but less intelligent and weaker children.  Later on their "second marriage" they wake up and realize there is more to a spouse than big-"you know whats" or a tight-butt.  But by that time they have had their kids (the good looking stupid ones) and they have no desire to procreate with their new "smarter" and "stronger" spouse. 

Eventually I think we will become a nation of TV anchors with all looks and no brains...

Just a thought for consideration...