"Social Arguments for Evolution"
Some Darwinists argue that the success of "survival of the
fittest"
social systems is proof that evolution is true. "Survival of the
fittest",
they argue, "makes professors more productive (i.e. 'Publish or
Perish'),
economies run better (i.e. free enterprise system) and science itself
more
dynamic (i.e. scientific theories benefit from competition). How can
you
argue that it isn't a force for improvement or that it couldn't be
responsible for the diversity of life?"
It does seem that that would be a pretty poor argument. But could you
give some references? I have seen the social darwinism cases going in
the reverse direction (from evolution in nature to conclusions about
proper human socioeconomic structures), but not arguments going in the
reverse direction.
Del Ratzsch