Is disbelief in evolution a survival trait?
In conversation with dozens of Darwin advocates, I have noticed a strange correlation: People who have a strong affinity for Darwinism – such that they bring it up in conversations and discuss the folly of religionists who challenge it – also tend to have strong views about overpopulation and about minimizing their own offspring.
And aside from Darwinist apologists, I’ve found another strange correlation: The socioeconomically educated science people I know – mid-to-upper middle class – who are strongly scientific – tend to have small numbers of children.
It’s not absolute – I know a number of scientifically minded people who do not beat the drum for evolution but certainly agree with it, and they have a couple kids.
And I for the record have no issue with evolution as a workable scientific theory.
But doesn’t this contradict survival of the fittest (an expression not coined by Darwin by the way)?
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kinda ironic. evolutionists should understand that having more offspring is beneficial towards species survival by increasing variation in our populations.
I believe in evolution and have fewer children, but I irradiate them to promote variation in the genome. The best of both worlds?
I believe that does get you the best of both worlds. Also have one of them marry a fundamentalist and one an atheist skeptic, for additional diversity.
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