Re: No more tears.

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In article <bbur.53.000FD485@wpo.nerc.ac.uk> writes:

> James.
In sci.anthropology.paleo article <bbur.53.000FD485@wpo.nerc.ac.uk> you wrote:

> >To conclude : only marine animals, elephants and humans shed tears when
> >emotionally upset. Why?

> Unproven. If true I offer homoplasy. Prove I'm wrong.

> Bill

I agree that James' assertions are pretty unsupported,
but I believe this is the first time I have seen parallel
evolution of a conjectural aquatic trait used as an argument
_against_ an AATer.

Tom Clarke

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