Dave L Wrote:
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> Hi Bernard, my head has stopped spinning now. RE
> Lamarkism, it is interesting that evolution did
> work out a way of passing experience from one
> generation to the next - through taught lessons
> from parents to child. Although this isn't a
> genetic issue, it is just as effective in changing
> behaviour patterns in the next generation.

This is what Dawkins calls a "meme" (mental gene). This ability to adapt culturally and to pass it on (and learn and improve on it) is what has made humans reign over the natural world. In a cold environment, humans don't have to wait until they grow fur genetically- they can wear clothes and build houses and fireplaces. :-)
Bernard
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> Like RAM compared to ROM.
>
> We can see that this is even part of the reason
> religion is such a hard habit to shake..
>
> Humans trust what they have been taught by their
> parents, and religion takes advantage of this
> trait.
>
> Dave L