Re: Human Evolution is Categorically Distinct

From: Jim McGinn (jimmcginn_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:08:52 +0000 (UTC)

Tim Tyler wrote:

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> Big brains and big antlers have one /very/ significant thing in
> common - they are both the result of "runaway" sexual selection.

Nonsense. There is no such thing as runaway sexual
selection. Moreover, sexual selection is a
population-based survival mechanism. Whether or not
antlers are related to sexual selection is
speculative. Human brains certainly are not.

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(Before you respond I suggest doing a search in google groups
using keywords: mcginn sexual selection population.)

Jim

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