Posted by Neal on January 19, 2009, at 21:13:09
In reply to Re: Are Psych meds given a bad rap?, posted by Sigismund on January 18, 2009, at 14:38:57
"Only the strong survive" and that kind of talk was a very popular interpretation of Darwin in the early 1900s. It gave us two World Wars and millions of innocent dead. Don't ever fall for it.
Darwin actually said those best suited to the local environment of the times are more likely to survive. He was talking about animals evolving, not human societies.
The Dinosaurs were very strong in their day, but that didn't stop an asteroid from changing the equation in one day. Little mammals the size of mice became the new dominant species.
Humans look good right now, but with all the weapons stored up, who knows?
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