Re: Are we "special"?

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In article <01bbe2e8$173bb6a0$1e2470c2@jdwaters.dircon.co.uk>, "John
Waters" <jdwaters@dircon.co.uk> wrote:

> Paul Z. Myers <myers@astro.ocis.temple.edu> wrote in
> article
> <myers-ya023380000212961518470001@cronkite.temple.edu>...
>
> > It's also irrelevant. It is a consequence of the long
> period of time
> > for humans to reach maturity...the alternative would be
> for humans
> > to have no more than 1 child every 15 years or so.
>
> JW: A minor point Paul. The above sentence intrigues me. Is
> fifteen, the school leaving age in Philadelphia? Just
> curious.

Nope...just a ballpark estimate of when a human would reach
sexual maturity (and yes, I'm well aware that there is a lot
of variation in that number).

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Paul Myers                               Department of Biology

myers@netaxs.com                         Temple University

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