(urth) Dollo's Law

[David Stockhoff]

handwriting! that was it. Which means thumbs, I guess.

On 5/17/2011 1:34 PM, Lee Berman wrote:
>> Dan'l: ... appears to be more, well, a
>> guideline.
>> David: Like most of these Laws turn out to be.
>> I have forgotten the trait that brought up Dollo's Law---mind projection? mimicry? opposable thumbs?
>
> Yep, most Laws of science become more and more guidelines with exceptions as the science advances. And
> Genetics and Evolutionary science have certainly advanced in the past 100+ years.
>
> Dollo's Law was mentioned by Wolfe in 5HoC. I think its mention was the linchpin of arguments on tool use
> (handwriting) and whether Shadow Children became humans on Ste. Anne or not. It evolved into some unpleasant
> real world discussions about human racial features, iirc. 		 	   		
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