All of the following are objections to evolutionary theorizing EXCEPT evolutionary
A) theorizing consists of after-the-fact speculations that cannot be put to empirical test.
B) theorists assume that everybody wants many children when, in fact, many people limit their own reproduction.
C) theorists assume that behavior patterns present today are essentially inevitable and unchangeable because they are rooted in our biology.
D) theory is unnecessarily complicated because it involves too many basic principles.

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The correct answer is D because evolutionary theory is not criticized for being unnecessarily complicated due to too many basic principles. In fact, evolutionary theory is often praised for its simplicity and elegance in explaining complex biological phenomena through a few fundamental principles such as natural selection, variation, and heredity.

All of the Following Are Objections to Evolutionary Theorizing EXCEPT