Re: Exaptation and cookie

J. Moore (j#d#.moore@canrem.com)
Sun, 8 Oct 95 18:49:00 -0500

Cl> > I hope you read Jerry Drawhorn's excellent article on bipedalism. In
Cl> > case you haven't I am going to repost it here.

Cl> Did my response to his post make it out? No one has commented about the
Cl> what I said concerning the implausability of his
Cl> picture of the "first family" drowning.

I asked him for a reference for that statement, as it seems
unlikely and I certainly hadn't heard it as an accepted idea.
I haven't heard back from him yet.

Neither have I heard back from you about my questions to you based
on your reply to the post of yours you mention. Among those
questions was:

JM> If, as it seems from your post, you know nothing about "swamp monkeys"
JM> except the name, what do you base your thinking they are "almost a
JM> perfect model" on?

Cl> Don't you have any fun in science? Are you limited only to what is
Cl> absolutely, iron-clad provable on the basis of well deocumented
Cl> obsdrvation? No speculation allowed?
Cl> Tom Clarke

Informed speculation based on study of current, and accurate,
evidence? Sure.

Wild speculation based on bogus "facts" and without any references
or support forthcoming? Well, no.

Jim Moore (j#d#.moore@canrem.com)

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