[lbo-talk] Re: language of contempt

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Wed Jun 7 13:28:10 PDT 2006


[WS:] wrote


> There is a simpler alternative explanation: what matters in
>evolution/natural selection is one and only thing - the chance of survival.
>The traits that increase that chance get transmitted to further generations,
>the ones that decrease that chance eventually become extinct.

Look in the mirror, and don't be tempted to equate transient domination with either intrinsic superiority or prospects for extended survival.

Stephen Jay Gould from "Full House"



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