Monday, April 27, 2009

Up to a point ...

... Does evolution explain human nature? Except where it matters. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

It just seems silly to say that all aspects of this rich variety of human activity have direct analogues in the behaviour of other animals. Next time the evolutionary biologist lights their bunsen burner, they might reflect that even chimps don't light fires.
Indeed.

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