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| On p 239 De Waal says that he doesn't, "believe in the continued evolution of the human race". Does anyone here at BookTalk have an opinion on this? Have we stopped evolving? |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject: Neoteny
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| Whenever this topic comes up, it always intrigues me. I believe that even Darwin mentioned neoteny in humans. Here on p 240 De Waal mentions the idea that bonobos have also retained juvenile traits. I wonder what other juvenile traits might one day be pulled by evolution, from the warehouse of characteristics in our early development. |
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