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Re: God V Science (again)
Sep 17, 2008, 16:20
"it's clear that cooperative ecosystems tend to be far better at adapting to adverse change than competitive ones.

In reality evolution has many many facets, and to reduce it to a single slogan; "survival of the fittest" or "always throws up nasty bastards as winners" isn't merely failing to see the whole picture, but is in fact quite wrong."

Yes, I accept the rapped knuckles, "always throws up nasty bastards as winners" was too simplistic, though a hell of a good line ;)

On the other hand, your own line "evolution has many many facets" suggests that social co-operation isn't the only way it operates either. There are plenty of species that have lasted for aeons on the basis of solitary existences.

Equally, while social co-operation might be observed to aid species survival in the face of environmental change in many instances, survival of the fittest can play a part even in those species. Put a pack of co-operative wolves on an island, reduce the food supply, and it's the unco-operative bastard that remains to pass his character on.
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