Jeremy Stangroom

Ah - I meant that evolutionary processes themselves are tacitly made to seem like they are intelligent.

oh I see. It's hard not to use the language of design and intention but it doesn't mean anything.

It's complex. Some researchers mask their own biases and agency under the guise of evolutionary mechnisms.

maybe but l hear the accusation more often than I see any evidence.

Maybe you're not recognising the evidence Linking inappropriate behaviour in children to genes is one example

For the simple reason that 'inappropriate behaviour' is - obviously - a cultural judgment, not a bio-fact.

whether we call the behaviour 'inappropriate' is cultural, but that doesn't change the biology

See, that doesn't actually mean anything. There is no biology for inappropriate behaviour. Obviously.