On Wed, 4 Oct 95 13:25:01 MDT you wrote:
JF>I fail to see how becoming "among the most helpless of any of the
>animals" conferred a selective advantage *before* the human brain had
>grown large enough to compensate by enabling higher intelligence.
JF>Who says that we became helpless *before* brain size increased?
Eiseley. :-)
Evolution would presumably have to claim that an increase in brain
size (and therefore IQ) was more selectively advantageous than the
increase in human baby helplessness?
God bless.
Stephen
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