From: usenet@baradel.demon.co.uk   
      
   In message , Aqua   
    writes   
   >   
   >Meanwhile, the known, obvious male-female differences in humans can   
   >either be observed in the other great apes, generally to a greater   
   >extent, suggesting that male-female dimorphism has been reducing in the   
   >human lineage, or are consequences of the complex requirements, as   
   >above, for human females walking upright and giving birth to   
   >large-brained, "premature" infants.  There's also menopause, which   
   >suggests that social bonding and cultural transmission of skills and   
   >knowledge have been very important factors in human evolution.   
   >   
   I've come to the conclusion (and if I have, I suppose other more   
   knowledgeable people have thought of it before me) that things like   
   religion and cultural practices that might have no apparent survival   
   value actually ensure that the father stays around. If you just want   
   lots of offspring, you get the female pregnant and move on, hoping that   
   she raises it and it isn't killed by another male, but if you want your   
   child to believe the same things you believe and worship the gods you   
   worship, then you have to stick around to make sure it happens.   
      
   Helen   
      
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