Re: Joel and Bryant /talk/ about Antlers and Culture

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In article <4vif0e$2qti@argo.unm.edu> mycol1@unm.edu (Bryant) writes:

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>>Question: If Gould and Lewontin are creating only imaginary adaptionists, how
>>do you reconcile such explanations for "orgasm" and " having a lot of kids"
>>with non-functional arguments?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>--Lenny__

>Why would I need to? As I made clear in the parts you quoted from my
>posts, evolutionists treat "function" as "evolved/adapted to do..." That
>evolutionists suspect function for the female orgasm does not well
>illustrate Gould & Lewontin's contention that evolutionists see naive
>function in *everything.*

On the contrary, your example appears to accentuate Gould & Lewontin's
contention. What is your point?

Cheers,

--Lenny__

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