Hi thinkabit,

Some sociobiologists claim that very specific human behaviours
are genetically determined. Others merely suggest that
genetic influences provide the limits and possibilities for
our behaviour. A position that social scientists already accept.

The work of the sociobiologists is provocative, but they have
yet to show that a single example of human social behaviour is
under the control of a specific gene or genes. So far, their
work on the subject consists almost exclusively of speculation,
and the future direction of the discipline is unclear.

Dear Mr Opinion,

How do you think we got such a large brain capacity?

David,

Are you including Misopinionated in that 'we' ?

So kind :)

Joe

david f,

Please let me introduce you to LOUDmouth who is our resident Neanderthal.

david f,

The physical evolution to larger brain capacity is in the archaeological record.

Why have we got superior brains is like asking why did we evolve as a particular species. It just happened.

Why did dolphins make a decision to return to the sea after establishing themselves to survival on land? It just happened.

Can you add anything?

Misanthrope,

I understand that Neanderthalers had larger brains than some of you common-or-garden homo 'sapiens' wimps. And that East Asians have no Neanderthal ancestry.

I'm disappointed, I would like some East Asian ancestry, like my wife had and our kids have, Hokkien I'm told.

So ..... perhaps you're their cousin of sorts ?

Joe