From: rokimoto557@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/15/2025 6:22 AM, MarkE wrote:   
   > Q4. This describes a possible macro change in the configuration of bones   
   > and associated tissue. But, for this to have functional advantage,   
   > simultaneously we need increased nerve connection capacity between the   
   > and brain, and more sophisticated brain auditory processing. What you   
   > have given is an example of irreducible complexity.   
   >   
   > A. https://chatgpt.com/s/t_693ffd777ab08191b83d4bdb7283c93c   
   >   
   > This is a serious objection, and it is correctly framed. You are not   
   > pointing to a gap of imagination (“maybe nerves changed too”), but to a   
   > coupled-systems problem...   
   >   
      
   What did you learn from the fact that your coupled system issue did not   
   exist for this example?  Reptiles were likely already "hearing" sensing   
   sounds with their jaw bones.  It likely evolved due to the jaw having to   
   be able to sense things and be subject to muscle movements.   
      
   Ron Okimoto   
      
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