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I agree, which is why I find Dawkins use of the word slightly unfortunate. It seems to me there is a kind of teleology built into the metaphor or 'firing' and 'misfiring' which does not best reflect natural selection at work. I have to say though, that I also have problems with some of the attempts to find adaptive justifications for homosexual behavior, or rationalisations based in comparative ethology.
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