True Ways Survival

If evolution is true, I could hold it true that Survival of the Fittest in the largest sense is true as well. If there is nothing more to do with our lives than survive and reproduce, why is there society?
While we humans hold coexistance and peace to be things of high moral magnitude, if evolution is true, doesn't our love and peace get in the way of our primal need to kill, survive and reproduce?
In the "millions" of years we've been here on earth, why would we take the time to find the concept of peace, if our whole universe is based upon a concept of death, defeat and survival above ALL OTHERS?
I mean this not as an attack, but a question. How does an evolutionary standpoint allow for a society that counters the ideals of the rest of the universe? If man was meant to kill and reproduce, why bother with peace and love? Asking to have sex gets in the way of our primal need of reproduction, no?
If necessary, I'll elaborate on the above as time goes on.
In a short conept, if evolutionary theory holds true, and morals are subjective, and the strongest beings survive while others die, why bother with morals and society, which value the exact opposite values?
Red, your claim is unbased. Just because I'm questioning evolution doesn't mean that I'm out to "get" it. This is an honest-to-goodness question. If you don't like that I'm questioning something so frequently accepted, don't bother me with your insults.
Irish: When did I mention Creation? I believe it, but that's not the point of the question. I'm not looking for someone to say "ZOMG UR RIGHT EOVLUTION IS TEH SUXXORZ" and quit Y!Answers.
-_-: Thank you for going through length to answer my question. However, I can't seem to find much consistency with your answer.
Why would evolutionary theory stop just for us humans? How do we dictate when/where evolution ends?
As for the definition of "fitness", why would it change just around us humans? It's remained the same for as long as life has existed, right? Doesn't "fitness" mean "ability to survive in the physical sense"? It holds other definitions in English, but I'd think it'd need to stay consistent enough for the theory to stay true.
Oh, and:
If it looks like I'm trying to start a debate instead of accept answers...
...I am. I want a consistent answer, one with enough logical consistency to hold true. -_- has come the closest to an actual answer so far.

Look, evolutionary theory EXPLANS how species diversify, adapt, and eventually evolve through mutation. THAT STOPPED. Humans are the end. We don't have a "nature". We don't reproduce according to the "fittest" because the concept of "fitness" is constantly changing. Natural selection is a slooooow process. And one that won't happen for humans because we have interfered with that process. If you want to read stuff on social darwinism read "Mein Kampf" or some other lunatic racists that undoubtedly continue to exist.

*** look "fitness" in a darwinian sense really means "ability to reproduce". So the more children you have, the more fit you are. In the models he looks at, the populations overproduce, which causes a struggle-- and those with traits best suited to that environment live to reproduce, the rest die, starve, freeze, get eaten. But we are a people that CHANGE our environment. We use birth control, sunscreen, clothing, fire. Those that 'survive' to reproduce aren't "selected" by nature anymore-- it's fortuitous. I mean discounting very forbidding birth "defects'. the human individual isn't "being-selected" to reproduce based on his adapted genetic variation-- More likely than not, it's because of socio-economic factors that supervene over this level of the "natural" weeding out of individuals.

Say an "evolved" characteristic develops-- that doesn't mean it will disseminate. Like a super-genius may have NO progeny. In which case you'd define that super-genius as unfit. Survival is automatic basically, but it doesn't necessitate "fitness".

We will invent AI long before any random 'evolution' occurs.

2006-06-07 17:22:33 by traviavis

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why aren't we all killing each other now? why aren't the larger folk among us robbing convenience stores for supplies regularly? that's the sort of thing that happens in the wild

I'll tell you why, its because evolution is B.S. God designed us to act the way we do

if evolution were a fact, we'd be rolling around in our own filth and eating cats we meet on the street. God made us different, why can't you evolutionists accept this?

no and youre right.....GOD CREATED HUMANS AND TREES ETC...

2008-10-21 08:31:32 by Maxi T

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Is suicide a way to escape being a Darwinian survival machine?

I don't really like natural selection and survival of the fittest. I accept that its true, but it creates a world not worth living in, in which cruelty will always be rewarded. is suicide a way to escape this programming? I used to wonder why people were so negative towards suicide. Some people just hate the idea. Now I realize its just because they are programmed machines.

Ah the Sorrows of young werther...

Suicide is an effective way to solve many problems, but not the Darwinian one of what you speak. In order for that to happen...we would need tribalcide.

2009-06-11 07:09:07 by George Esterlein

I have been studying evolution in my bio class over the last month, and it all makes sense except the emotion side of humans. It is our emotions which can cause us to kill or hurt others, and this in no way helps the survival of our species?

Emotions like attraction are needed for the continuation of our species, and affection and love so we protect each other, and ensure our offspring survive to reproduce. Anger makes us more frightening and stronger because of adrenaline so we win fights and protect ourselves better. Anyway, lots of animals have emotions, like fear, and maternal love, not just humans.

2006-04-29 14:09:24 by sunshine_toes

I had an injury with a reasonable risk of tetanus and I decided to wait and see what happened. I think I am developing symptoms now and I read "There is no "cure" for tetanus once a person develops symptoms, just supportive treatment and management of complications." If this is true and I have already started developing symptoms what are my chances of survival? I read it has a high mortality rate and now I am worried. Also what could I experience and is there a recovery period?

When is the last time you had your tetanus booster? Is there any particular reason you didn't get the shot after you got the cut? Please provide more details, what are the symptoms you are developing?

2009-02-24 21:40:34 by Luke