Evolution doesn't explain personality and emotions

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Contents 1 Claim 2 Source 3 Responses 4 Fallacies contained in this claim 5 External Links 6 Further Reading 7 Related claims 8 See Also 9 Acknowledgments

Claim

Evolution doesn't explain human personality, emotions, and the human mind in general.

Source

• Morris, John D., 2003. Is man a "higher" animal? Acts & Facts 32(7) (July), d.
• Gitt, Werner, 1993. Did God Use Evolution?, p. 74

Responses

1. Evolutionary psychology attempts to explain affect, behavior and cognition.
2. Animals, particularly birds and mammals, express emotions all the time in order to help them communicate with members of their own species, as well as other animals they come in contact with, including humans and or predators.
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Fallacies contained in this claim

• Appeal to Ignorance (I don't understand this, it can't have happened)

External Links

• Mark Isaak's page for this claim [1]

Further Reading

• Konner, Melvin, 2002. The Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit, New York: Henry Holt and Co.

Related claims

• Evolution can't explain consciousness
• Instincts are too complex to have evolved
• Evolution doesn't explain language ability
• Evolution doesn't explain homosexuality
• Evolution doesn't explain morals
• Evolution doesn't explain altruism
• Evolution doesn't explain cooperation
• Evolution doesn't explain art
• Evolution doesn't explain music
• Evolution doesn't explain religion

See Also

• Why is Creationism not a Scientific Theory?

Acknowledgments