I do not agree with social Darwinism. As others have pointed out, humans as a species have done well because of our highly social nature. Instead of saying, "Screw you, I'm taking care of me!" what has helped us survive is our ability to work together to overcome obstacles. An example that comes to mind is somewhere around 90,000 to 60,000 years ago, it is believed that the modern human population fell to as few as 600-10,000 individuals (there are 3 major theories, each with their own time and number of individuals, these are the widest ranges). We, as a species, teetered on the brink of extinction. Did we survive because these individuals were only looking out for themselves? No. They survived, and therefore we are here today, because they worked together.
And as Creed was saying, individuals removing themselves from the gene pool for blatant stupidity, is not always a bad thing...
And as Creed was saying, individuals removing themselves from the gene pool for blatant stupidity, is not always a bad thing...
