Re: Dating Adam

Bill Hamilton (hamilton@predator.cs.gmr.com)
Fri, 31 May 1996 09:57:41 -0400

Glenn Morton wrote:

>As to stretching things, the making of naked female statues seems to me to
>be a uniquely human activity. Men from 6 to 106 have been known to admire
>the female form. No ape does this. Does the making of the naked statue
>imply lust?

I certainly agree that it's a uniquely human activity. And it certainly
could imply lust, as well as the ability to interpret abstractions.
However, I'm not convinced that it implies religion.

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