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:yes:No. Although a lot of my fellow Satanists would disagree with me. I think the philosophy of Social Darwinism is very misplaced and fails to take account of the degree to which the human intellect surpasses some of the mechanisms by which evolution works. And I think Darwin would hate the concept!
We see this in nature - lion killing the zebra. We see this in human societies - the strong bullying the weak.
Is this how things are? Not saying this is how things ought to be ...
Truth?
Nah...it just happens at times.
Yes. But many interactions between the strong & the weak also don't follow it.At times? Isn't this a consistent pattern?
We see this in nature - lion killing the zebra. We see this in human societies - the strong bullying the weak.
Is this how things are? Not saying this is how things ought to be ...
We see this in nature - lion killing the zebra. We see this in human societies - the strong bullying the weak.
Is this how things are? Not saying this is how things ought to be ...
Agreed.A society would collapse if social darwinism was left unchecked. Reciprical altruism is a better approach.
Whats Reciprical altruism ? I agree though that social Dawrinsim is faulty and has many flaws after all look at how far humans have come as a specieas.
And sometimes the strong doesnt bully the weak. Sometimes the strong even helps the weak. So no, I dont think social darwinism is some kind of "ultimate truth". Its just a twisted idea that has no basis in reality.We see this in nature - lion killing the zebra. We see this in human societies - the strong bullying the weak.
Is this how things are? Not saying this is how things ought to be ...
We see this in nature - lion killing the zebra. We see this in human societies - the strong bullying the weak.
Is this how things are? Not saying this is how things ought to be ...
We see this in nature - lion killing the zebra. We see this in human societies - the strong bullying the weak.
Is this how things are? Not saying this is how things ought to be ...
Social Darwinism, like Darwinism, applies to populations, not individuals.We see this in nature - lion killing the zebra. We see this in human societies - the strong bullying the weak.
Is this how things are? Not saying this is how things ought to be ...
The aid which we feel impelled to give to the helpless is mainly an incidental result of the instinct of sympathy, which was originally acquired as part of the social instincts, but subsequently rendered, in the manner previously indicated, more tender and more widely diffused. Nor could we check our sympathy, even at the urging of hard reason, without deterioration in the noblest part of our nature. The surgeon may harden himself whilst performing an operation, for he knows that he is acting for the good of his patient; but if we were intentionally to neglect the weak and helpless, it could only be for a contingent benefit, with an overwhelming present evil.