On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, Charles Brown wrote:
> CB: OK. However, Gould is still talking about genetically based behaviors,
> but just saying that some genotypes arise not through natural selection. I
> believe you want to go further than what you say above and say that much
> (most) human behavior is culturally based and not biologically based at all,
> don't you ?
No, that's not my position. The research on various psychological characteristics--e.g., sexual orientation, personality traits, psychological disorders like schizophrenia--is consistent: human behavior and thought are the product of the complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors.
(You don't have to reject genetics wholecloth to make fun of naive sociobiological arguments!)
Miles