Typical evolutionist article that focuses in only on part of the facts. Language is not caused by one simple gene that accidentally 'mutated': as Noam Chomsky pointed out many years ago, it is wired throughout our brain structure (the famous 'black box'). Besides, all theoretical linguists know that languages over time gradually reduce in complexity: some of the most complicated and sophisticated languages are spoken by the most 'primitive' tribes. That well-known scientific fact doesn't seem to cope well with the evolutionist stance of ever-increasing complexity.
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Typical evolutionist article that focuses in only on part of the facts. Language is not caused by one simple gene that accidentally 'mutated': as Noam Chomsky pointed out many years ago, it is wired throughout our brain structure (the famous 'black box'). Besides, all theoretical linguists know that languages over time gradually reduce in complexity: some of the most complicated and sophisticated languages are spoken by the most 'primitive' tribes. That well-known scientific fact doesn't seem to cope well with the evolutionist stance of ever-increasing complexity.