"Survival of the Fittest"In googling this phrase I happily discovered this wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_of_the_fittest, of whose entirety I did not read.
But here is my rant. Survival of the fittest, in its original purpose, refers to the survival of specific genes as they are passed on through evolution. Remember the story of the story of the white moths that were in a polluted area and it was found overtime that they had become gray to still be able to hide in their environment? Or the human tail bone...even though we don't technically have a tail. It's those kinds of genes.
In no one way does it refer to people or things being stronger and therefore surviving, and just because it is stronger or in better shape does not mean it's going to survive longer. There are plenty of athletes who die young because of heart and other related conditions. Basically what I am saying is get a new phrase...like survival of those with a gun who are willing to shoot those without a gun. Or survival of those animals who are stronger and quicker and will eat animals that are weaker and slower.
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