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LONA · 10-10-2003, 03:56 PM

Why do people reject Darwinsim so much? From what I've understood it's "survival of the fittest". That man has an innate goal to pass on his/her genes. I broke out into discussion with a friend and then they started acting like it was this huge immoral theory and trying to relate it to Hitlers idea of this geat race/population. I don't see how it has anything to do with that.

As a species do we want a population full of sick and damaged people, or would a population of healthy and attractive be more beneficial to the species. And I'm not just talking about humans, but all species.

For example, my friend brought up my grandmother. She is diabetic, and she would probably die if she didn't take insulin injections. Under the Darwinism theory she would die due to her condition. But death is a part of everything. People just choose to act like it didn't exist and try to ignore and escape death. I think its when people actually start dying is when people have a problem with Darwinism. Instead people ought to confront death and stop trying to be "politically correct" all the time.

As it is we all have a small instinctual drive towards Darwinism. Would you want an attractive or totally unattractive mate. Studies have shown that physical attractiveness is a sign of good genetic health. And the fact of the matter is that everyone wants an attractive mate.

So I dont get it.

10-10-2003, 03:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
LONA Upright Location: Texas	Darwinism?? Why do people reject Darwinsim so much? From what I've understood it's "survival of the fittest". That man has an innate goal to pass on his/her genes. I broke out into discussion with a friend and then they started acting like it was this huge immoral theory and trying to relate it to Hitlers idea of this geat race/population. I don't see how it has anything to do with that. As a species do we want a population full of sick and damaged people, or would a population of healthy and attractive be more beneficial to the species. And I'm not just talking about humans, but all species. For example, my friend brought up my grandmother. She is diabetic, and she would probably die if she didn't take insulin injections. Under the Darwinism theory she would die due to her condition. But death is a part of everything. People just choose to act like it didn't exist and try to ignore and escape death. I think its when people actually start dying is when people have a problem with Darwinism. Instead people ought to confront death and stop trying to be "politically correct" all the time. As it is we all have a small instinctual drive towards Darwinism. Would you want an attractive or totally unattractive mate. Studies have shown that physical attractiveness is a sign of good genetic health. And the fact of the matter is that everyone wants an attractive mate. So I dont get it.