Richard F Hall wrote:
> On 11 Oct 2004 13:14:48 -0700, rscanlon at nycap.rr.com (ray scanlon)
> wrote:
>>>>There is a continual attempt by the religionists to show that the
>>brain is other than the expression of the DNA. The DNA constructs a
>>precisely connected brain and sets the rules for synaptic growth and
>>strengthening. These rules provide the structure with which the brain
>>alters itself to adjust to the exterior world.
>> It's true, the dog's brain is a different basic design than a human
> brain and each of these designs carry out different functions. [....]
Nope.
The main functions of a dog's brain and a human's brain are exactly the
same: to control the animal's movements, to seek food and sex, to react
to and control fellow members of the pack, etc.
Humans have a few bits that are more complex than the corresponding bits
in a dog, but the converse is true also. There's is no basic difference.
The differences are all on the surface - literally, for once.
