Evolutionary psychology holds that the human mind is not a "blank slate," but instead that it comprises specialized mental mechanisms that were developed as a way of solving specific problems human ancestors faced millions of years ago.
the human mind is not a "blank slate," but instead that it comprises specialized mental mechanisms that were developed as a way of solving
the human mind is not a "blank slate" but instead comprises specialized mental mechanisms that were developed to solve
the human mind, instead of a "blank slate," it comprises specialized mental mechanisms that have been developed to solve
rather than it being a "blank slate," the human mind comprises specialized mental mechanisms that have been developed as a way of solving
rather than the human mind's being a "blank slate," that it comprises specialized mental mechanisms that were developed as a way of solving
structure 2: "X but Y"
this construction signifies some sort of general contrast between X and Y, but lacks the semantic sense that Y is a substitute for X.
for instance:
i am not a doctor but can fix your broken finger.
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