tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post3988157289885598930..comments2023-12-20T19:30:28.788-05:00Comments on Fixing Psychology: Design, and why we should and shouldn't care about deep theoryEric Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-1809383523781911162012-03-17T10:09:10.946-04:002012-03-17T10:09:10.946-04:00Hmmmm...
I think I would need a while to formulat...Hmmmm... <br />I think I would need a while to formulate why I think 'trait' is inadequate to describe what biologists are up to. For now, all I could say is that - in general - biologists are not equally interested in all traits, and do not attempt natural-selection based explanations equally for all traits they are interested in. Thus, there is room to be more specific. <br /><br />As Eric Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-29869161221167643602012-03-17T05:00:21.536-04:002012-03-17T05:00:21.536-04:00"If we are not trying to explain the design f..."If we are not trying to explain the design features of organisms, then what exactly is the larger goal? What is our 'theory of evolution' trying to explain?"<br /><br />We use the word 'trait' which doesn't imply design. This could be one, many or all traits of the animal.<br /><br />I also don't see evolution in any sort of crisis at all. Many levels of Bjoern Brembshttp://brembs.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-74188018768969380812012-03-15T18:49:24.045-04:002012-03-15T18:49:24.045-04:00"Bjoern, has your travel schedule settled dow..."Bjoern, has your travel schedule settled down at all yet? "<br />Not really - am in Japan on my way to fly back to Europe. Plan to read your post on the flight (if I don't fall asleep)!Bjoern Brembshttp://brembs.netnoreply@blogger.com