On 25/09/2006, at 11:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


I think that what Pinker meant was that natural selection explains the
presence of useful functions in creatures. All of the other mechanisms exist for
sure but to get good and useful doohickeys one needs selection.

If he's using "natural selection" in the broadest sense, encompassing all that I mentioned, then yes absolutely.

Charlie
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