Couldn’t you just make up a narrative for any trait? - It is fair to accuse EP of making ‘just so’ plausible stories. - Though unfair to say there is anything wrong with that, even if it can be used to justify any conclusion. - Hypotheses (in general) have this feature as well. - We could’ve come up with a hypothesis for why the sky is black. - EP has been unfairly criticized for ‘just so’ stories when they are widespread in science. - However need to be careful to resist seduction of hearing a ‘just so’ story and think that the hypothesis is confirmed. - Admits that EP are more likely to succumb to this seduction over other fields - The narrative ought just the beginning of a research programme to verify it.