the mind is not physical and the brain is
However, it would be *scientific* evidence of adaptation so I do not see any way to justify the hypothesis without resorting to science.
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a hypothesis can be justified by data that wasn't used in its construction - that's what independent justification means
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that's how we distinguish good from bad, or better from worse, explanations
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No, I don't think so. I think evidence, testing, replication, utility is the way we distinguish good & bad explanations.
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ad-hoc explanations are not good explanations
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LOL. Such argumentation.
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"Zeus exists and when he's angry he lights up the sky with thunderbolts" is an explanation for why the sky lights up with thunderbolts
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Yes, I know what explanations are, thank you. If there was as much evidence for Zeus as there was for evolution, I'd accept him.
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the criteria you adduced are not the correct criteria for good explanations
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I could write a poem saying that human brains have adapted, I suppose, but this wouldn't support the hypothesis. That requires science.
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@_attlee but please inform them that in biology individuals 'adapt' but populations evolve
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