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Peter
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02-19-2003 10:16 AM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Paul_in_Cyprus
02-08-2003 6:25 AM

Would it be useful to pint out that ToE does
not suggest that every extant trait exists
because it provides and advantage?
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Some traits provide an advantage and are selected for,
other traits just exist, and get passed on with the
selected for ones.
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If dreams are a 'necesary' part of brain function in humans,
there is no reason to assume that other animals don't
also dream. As someone else pointed out, I have seen dogs asleep
whimpering and twitching their feet, whilst having rapid eye
movements, and cats, and, to a lesser degree (and without much
human-audible noise or eye motions) my pet rats too.
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Peter
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05-01-2003 10:13 AM 		Reply to: Message 5 by crashfrog
03-25-2003 9:23 PM

It's safe to say they dream (based upon observed sleeping
behaviour), but as to what they dream ... I think that's beyond
us at present.
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