From: Unleesh-AT-aol.com
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 15:11:19 EST
Subject: Re:  Re: Re:  Re: baby food


"Look, if the principle of survival of the fittest is both central to us and a
good thing (beacuse it's natural), how can you foresee a society that is not
hierarchical and indifferent to indivivual suffering?"

It's important not to confuse Herbert Spencer and Charles Darwin.

Survival of the Fittest and Mutual Aid are Not contradictory!!! They work
together!!! It's not survival of the fittest "individual" but survival of the
fittest "type" : a selection that fits into the environment, that is best able
to Integrate into the web of life. Oftentimes this is best accomplished in
groups. Schools of fish swimming together. Tribes of monkeys. ETc etc etc.