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'''Sapiosexual''', less controversially known as '''scisexual''' or '''cognisexual''', can be defined as when one only experiences sexual attraction to individuals they experience [[Mental Attraction|mental attraction]] to, intellectually bond with, are inspired by, or admire for their unique intellectual beauty. In this case, it may be considered a subset of [[Mesi Asexual|mesi asexual]], [[aliquasexual]], [[demisexual]], and [[apressexual]].
Sapiosexuality can also describe being attracted to the mind, irrespective of gender. This is similar to [[Pansexual|pansexuality]], but in this case, one specifically finds intelligence or intellectual beauty to be the main source of attraction.
Sapiosexuality was originally defined as when one finds intelligence sexually attractive or arousing, or finds intelligence to be the most attractive attribute in a
Similar terms include [[Encephalosexual|encephalosexal]], [[noetisexual]], and [[imprisexual]]. These terms are often used by those who want to further distance themselves from the problematic history and connotations of the sapiosexual label.
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The definition has since been repeatedly altered and improved upon as to make it less exclusionary, classist, and problematic.
Scisexual and cognisexual were coined as alternative terms by an anonymous wiki user on July 15, 2021. ''Sci-'' means "to know" and ''cogni-'' means "to know; to learn." These words are intended to only be used as an alternative to sapiosexual in the context of its ''new'' definitions, not its original definition. Scisexual and cognisexual are not to be used in a way that promotes classism, elitism, ableism, exclusionism, or other harmful ideas.
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== Controversy ==
Many
Older definitions of sapiosexuality have also been criticized for being ablest and classist, and limiting to the conversation around intelligence. In a Buzzfeed quiz titled "Are You Actually A Sapiosexual," one of the questions asks readers whether they're "repulsed by the idea of having sex with someone who had never gone to college, or had no interest in higher education,"<ref>https://www.buzzfeed.com/perpetua/sapiosexual?utm_term=.pizLJGn3G#.gk3xoXV9X</ref> which seems to normalizing the idea of discriminating against those who don't have college degrees or explicitly academic aspirations. With this in mind, many individuals try to push away from this and make sapiosexuality more inclusive.
There are many types of intelligence, such as inter-personal intelligence, or naturalist intelligence. However, some sapiosexuals are only talking about pure academic intelligence, dismissing
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