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Instinct - evolved or better answer?

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Dr Adequate
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05-20-2007 5:09 AM 		Reply to: Message 42 by MartinV
05-20-2007 4:18 AM

Do Some Research For Pity's Sake
There is an extensive body of science dealing with the evolution of instincts. It's called "behavioral ecology". I recently read some Oxford professor quoted as saying that the field was "finished", in that there were no outstanding problems left to work on.
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You would know this if you were actually interested in the answer to the question you're raising.
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05-20-2007 7:59 AM 		Reply to: Message 45 by MartinV
05-20-2007 7:26 AM

Re: Goddists have no answer?
btw its Michael Behe idea that darwinism is more about imagination
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Really? I thought his big idea was that failing to imagine a process is proof that goddidit by magic.
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It also seems to be yours.
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