On 9 April 2014 04:58, Craig Weinberg <whatsons...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Monday, April 7, 2014 11:03:35 PM UTC-4, Liz R wrote: > >> There is an element of this in all evolutionary explanations, but only >> until we are in a position to gather enough evidence to make a call for or >> against some idea. Evolution has been observed in action, to a limited >> extent, and the links between genes and various behaviours, structures etc >> is becoming clearer, so we have a better idea as time goes on what >> mechanisms have evolved and why. >> >> For example I recently read something about zebra's stripes being "for" >> protecting them from insects (I think it was) rather than making them >> harder for carnivores to spot. This was because someone had done some >> experiments to distinguish between several theories of what advantage the >> stripes gave. >> > > Sure, but mechanisms which have an effect on the world of the body need > not have an impact on something that doesn't (like dreams). >
???? Sorry old chap could you clarify ???? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
