[lbo-talk] Re: Homosexuality

[Jim Devine]

Miles:>The fact that so many sociobiologists feel compelled to come up
with adaptionist stories for every aspect of human behavior
from depression to sexual preference demonstrates a
fundamental ignorance of evolutionary theory, from Darwin
on up to Gould.<

trying to explain absolutely everything using only one type of
phenomenon is one of  the biggest methodological temptations in any
kind of science or social studies. (Cf. methodological individualism
in economics.)
JD