<DIV>At the same time, one doesn't have to be a creationist to reject genetic reductionism. And I don't mean just in studying human behavior, but in studying evolution generally. There are perspectives other than that of Dawkins, however popular that perspective may be. <BR><BR><B><I>Carrol Cox <cbcox@ilstu.edu></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR><BR>Miles Jackson wrote:<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> (You don't have to reject genetics wholecloth to make fun of naive<BR>> sociobiological arguments!)<BR>><BR><BR>For example, we are homo sapiens rather than (say) Irish Elk because of<BR>genetics! Or to use St. Thomas's example of what God could not do,<BR>neither God nor environment (culture) can turn a human into an ass. (The<BR>double entendre was better when we could use "man" instead of "human.")<BR><BR>Carrol<BR><BR>> Miles<BR>> <BR>> ___________________________________<BR>> http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk<BR><BR>___________________________________<BR>http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p>
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