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Not a straw man; a reductio ad absurdum.

Posted by Hen-Wen on Sunday, May 30 2010 at 01:22:47am
In reply to Nice straw man--NT posted by Lateralus on Sunday, May 30 2010 at 12:54:54am

You said, quite clearly,

"Parents have a real genetic investment in their children, which is why they form attachments to them."

Ergo, if a child does not share your genes, you will not form an attachment to them. Thus adoptive parents will not form an attachment to their children.

My argument follows *directly* from yours. It's not my fault that your argument (and your understanding of evolutionary psychology) turns out to be made of straw.

Hen-Wen

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