[Buddha-l] Darwin's 200th centennial

[Christopher Fynn]

Erik Hoogcarspel wrote:

> There's another obvious mistake in social Darwinism. Evolution works 
> through natural variance in genetic qualities in newborns. The 
> individuals with the most suitable qualities live longer and breed more 
> succesfully. In human society the reverse happens. The poor have large 
> families and the rich small ones. 

Not in every society - (e.g. Saudi Arabia)

> That's one of the causes for the fact 
> that the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor and the first are always 
> outnumbered by the last.