tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post3333821641623975056..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Laughter Evolved but Is It Adaptive?Larry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-69730415778575383932009-06-05T18:14:37.656-04:002009-06-05T18:14:37.656-04:00Every trait we have is evolved somehow or another....Every trait we have is evolved somehow or another.. the question is whether it's been selected for or merely what Gould terms a "spandrel". <br /><br /> I find that the more micro the biologist (getting into genetics and biochem, especially), the more they look down on evopsych... Adaptive explanations with no corroborating data are certainly not useful, but is the derision really that deserved the rest of the time? Yes, that's an actual question, not a rhetorical one.InfuriatedSciTeacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397655567633612539noreply@blogger.com