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Does anyone have an issue with the following passage from the book? "Darwin's notion of the 'survival of the fittest' is a shortsighted theory of the intent of evolution. Evolutionary Intelligence is not something that one can limit, for its scope and power are boundless." Firstly, phrases such as, "the intent of evolution" is problematic. Nature has no intent. Am I wrong on this?

Rita I agree with the first sentence that you quoted, "Darwin..." Survival of the fittest in some sense can be applied to animals, but not to humans. If th…moreI agree with the first sentence that you quoted, "Darwin..." Survival of the fittest in some sense can be applied to animals, but not to humans. If that were the case, our "less fit" infants and children would never survive to adulthood. It is only by self-sacrifice that they do, or that we take care of the old or disabled.

The second part regarding "Nature has no intent" -- there are interesting, hypocritical statements made throughout nature programs on TV. I like to watch them for the great photography, to learn about animals, etc. They are usually produced from the scientific perspective that the universe started all on its own with a big bang, and that there's no entity running the cosmos. Yet, they constantly speak of Nature, Mother Nature, Evolution as if it/they were an entity with intent. Personally, I think there is an entity who/that has intent. But it seems that the show producers, who claim or assume there is no such entity, can't bring themselves to not name it. And they name it Evolution or Nature. (less)

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