[Stripping / Strippers]

Just thought I'd point out that you twisted his words around - that is definitely not what he said. Can you explain how a stripper might show off the great mind she possesses while she is at work? Perhaps by gaining a clientele that is more interested in the fascinating intellectual conversation she provides than her naked body? I guess that's possible, but I find it to be highly unlikely.

So you're saying anyone doing a job whose main focus isn't somehow intellectually related is incapable or practically unlikely to be intelligent?

[Improving Intelligence]

IQ is how well you can solve adaptive problems, really. You may be quick at x, but slow at y. A genius will take up all naturally.

You'd really have some work to do to raise your IQ, and I don't think there's anything in existence yet that could really guide you to do so.

[Stripping / Strippers]

I saw this the morality of strip clubs thread, and had to make a branch thread specifically devoted to it.

Ask yourself what would allow your friend to enjoy a strip club?

For people who value sex very highly, sexual pleasure is attained by (well in your case) a woman of high competence, moral stature and a great mind.

Those things cannot be found in a strip club.

A strip club is mainly meant to allow people to experience sexual pleasure based on viewing direct sexual contents.

A stripper does not show off her great mind or moral stature in such a job.

How can such a thing be sexually appealing to any Objectivist is beyond me.

Sexuality divorced from a woman's mind is not a rational value.

So all stripers are inherently stupid, and devoid of high competence, moral stature, and a great mind?

Oh-hoh. I'd love to see what you're going to use to back this one up. I have a couple friends that are strippers, that are anything but what you just described them as.

How are you going to justify that blanket-policy type of blind stereotyping?

[Sexual Desire and Rational Value]

What does one do, when there appears to be a dichotomy between ones rational values and one's sexual desires? Is it possible that one can genuinely feel sexually attracted to women he finds morally repulsive? What should one do if this appears to be the case? How does one handle feelings of fear that he will treat women worthy of his respect with no honor, because he desires them sexually as well, and does not wish them to be "just another girl"?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

There's a contradiction in there somewhere. Perhaps your guidelines of what you find attractive don't hold to your preconcieved notions of it. Think about what you find attractive and what you think you SHOULD find attractive, and understand why. Find the difference. Therein lies the problem.