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Darwinism as Hegelian Dialectics Applied to Biology (evolutionnews.org)

submitted 1 week ago by SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/inmymind@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Evolution as a Hegelian dialectic concept was on my mind all morning so I googled and the first result is interesting for sure. There seem to be some fundamental ideals that just feel wrong so I think I can probably find a better argument.

I think Darwin mentioned Hegel at some point, so I wanna find it.

Smth to do with the objectivisation of spirit.

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Darwinian natural selection is metaphysics, more than biology.

Ummm, no. This is a fundamental misrepresentation of what "survival of the fittest" actually means, from a biological standpoint.

If a creature survives long enough to reproduce, then obviously it passes its generic material on to the next generation. There is no debate on this. It is a biological fact, that your offspring inherit your genetic legacy.

This is how "natural selection" works. If you are fortunate enough to have offspring, your genetic heritage survives along with your offspring. That's the only way you can pass on your individual genetic profile.

If you do not survive long enough to reproduce, your genetic heritage dies with you. This means that every living creature on this planet, had ancestors that were successful enough to reproduce. Not one creature alive today, is the descendant of an organism that was unsuccessful in this manner.

The "fittest", survived.