From: James Rogers (jamesr@best.com)
Date: Tue Jan 14 1997 - 01:43:02 MST
At 11:41 PM 1/12/97 +0000, Kathryn Aegis wrote:
>James Rogers:
>>Nonetheless, these examples appear anecdotal when set next to the multitude
>>of cultural examples that support the position of _The Adapted Mind_.
>
>Field studies, archeological evidence, and reasoned evolutionary
>theories are anecdotal? It is just this sort of routine dismissal
>that has kept relevant research on relatively gender-neutral
>paradigms from coming to light. Relying on contemporary examples is
>precisely what led early archeologists to classify goddess statues as
>'pornography'.
My apologies. I am by no means an expert in this field. I was not making a
statement, only an observation, and my usage of the word "anecdotal" may
have been suspect. I do not pretend to have an explanation for the patterns
that emerge. In fact, I was posing these observations in hopes of gaining
insight into the matter.
-James Rogers
jamesr@best.com
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