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It is healthy to be wary of "evolution explains X" claims. As you say, evolution theory is intended to explain all biological developments. That doesn't mean th
by aufreak3 14y ago
It is healthy to be wary of "evolution explains X" claims. As you say, evolution theory is intended to explain all biological developments. That doesn't mean that any particular evolutionary pressure we can conceive of that logically leads to the effect is the real explanation.
- dllthomas 14y agoYes, but the headline is still funny. "Evolution could explain the placebo effect" is a fantastic understatement - evolution almost certainly explains the placebo effect. "We could have found the evolutionary explanation for the placebo effect" is less snappy, though, I guess.