Re: Human penises, was Re

Bryant (mycol1@unm.edu)
4 Jul 1995 18:26:07 -0600

In article <3ta9n8$ng7@ixnews6.ix.netcom.com>,
Mary Beth Williams <mbwillia@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>In <3sek8n$jed@triton.unm.edu> mycol1@unm.edu (Bryant) writes:
>
>>Perhaps. I hope not. Why was she "disgusted," do you think?
>
>Well, initially it was for many of the reasons J. Moore (I think)
>mentioned...However, now my disgust has spread more generally, covering
>most sociobiological approaches... I think I'd sooner grovel at the
>altar of Dunnell than be forced to utilize an SB framework... Couldn't
>have imagined that anything could make selectionism look attractive in
>contrast... Egads...

Dr. Williams is apparently unaware that sociobiologists are working
within the adaptationist framework (i.e., she just contrasted
selectionism with selectionism, and found that selectionism looks good
vis a vis itself). Sigh.

>MB Williams
>Wesleyan

Bryant