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[Jim Devine]

the sociobiologists aren't really like the IDiots. The latter see God
explaining things that evolutionary theory can't. The SoB's, on the
other had, try to explain everything in terms of adaptation, period.
The one cause theory. As Doug notes, they don't accept accidents
(mutations) or genetic drift of the like.
JD

On 5/28/05, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> Miles Jackson wrote:
> 
> >I agree that this is a plausible example of Gould's
> >spandrels.  As Darwin emphasized and most of his
> >modern day acolytes forget, many factors--not just
> >evolutionary adaptation!--can explain the existence of
> >a trait in a species.
> 
> It's like sociobiologists are apostles of intelligent design -
> there's got to be an evolutionary reason for everything! Sometimes
> shit just happens, no?
> 
> Doug
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Jim Devine