What would Darwin think about universal healthcare?

Answer 1

He would think it was a good way for the "stonecutters" and for the System to determine themselves who was the fittest for survival. They could "make things happen" and pretend that the phenomenon was genetic. Real and honest health care for all is a good idea. However, please note the saying that more health care is not necessarily better health care. Some people do best by staying out of the hospital, given the way they tend to botch up elective surgery. You would not want to tell someone who genuinely need the attention and care to stay away from the health care system. Each case would have to be assessed individually. Health care workers are overworked.

Answer 2

Universal health care would mean the genetic traits of those unable to afford health care would be more likely to persist in the population than they would otherwise. Or to put it another way, it would reduce the advantage that more affluent people might have to reproduce their genetic material.

Would it naturally follow that the population as a whole would become less fit? Only if you believe that those unable to afford healthcare are inherently and genetically unfit.

Darwin, at least in his early years, was a devout Christian, and his views on an important social issue such as health care might have been influenced by such Christian teachings as "Love your neighbor as yourself."

I do not think Darwin would have approved of the application of his scientific ideas to social engineering. Social Darwinism brings to mind the Nazi regime. Not a good argument against universal health care.

Answer 3

I think whether or not he was insured through his employer would sway his opinion of it to one side or the other.

Answer 4

well... depends... it wouldn't fit his theory, but he probably valued all human life and didn't believe in a "moral-less application" of his theory...

so, he would probably support it...

Answer 5

HE'D SAY IT NEEDS TO EVOLVE!!