[star]The American Mind[star]

July 31, 2003

Sociobiological Stories

Kate also links to a story on a surgeon who has come up with some stories for why color-blindness, left-handedness, and homosexuality are characteristics still present in some members of the human race.

A problem with these sociobiological stories are simply that they are only stories. At least in the small article Dr. Leonard Shlain offers no evidence that his stories are the explanation for those traits. Give me a little time and I can come up with stories that are just a plausible and differ significantly from Dr. Shlain's. What's his plan to prove his stories are true? It might be found in his book Sex, Time, and Power.

"Being A Color-Blind, Bald, Left-Handed Homosexual Man Has Evolutionary Benefits"

Posted by Sean Hackbarth in Miscellaneous at 06:16 PM | Comments (0)