Is humanity evolving downward?

Question

If the most highly developed and selfless people, Jesus, Leonardo, Buddha, choose celibacy and to devote their energy to "other people's children", and the uneducated have the most offspring, isn't humanity doomed to negative evolution? And if the most selfish are the ones who accrue the greatest wealth, while the wise choose poverty and artists do their work without expecting any reward, aren't we heading for the survival of the greediest?

Answer 1

A great question !!

Evolution is neither upward nor downward and it has no place for any good or bad grading. Just one point formula - efficiency. And indeed, efficiency seems to be monopolised by the greedy, the selfish, the dishonest et al. Spiritual, moral and social values are being thrown to the winds in our quest for 'efficiency' and that is why number of good and noble persons is steadily declining today - yes, they can hardly survive in this cut throat competition.

Answer 2

with the uneducated having the most offspring humanity is doomed for overpopulation. the wealthy are really not that selfish. sure they try to commit tax fraud and find interesting ways to try to get uncle sam from getting his hands on their money, but wouldn't you do the same if you felt you were being punished for knowing how to make money?! in truth, there are plenty of wealthy folks who are big time philanthropist. some are well known, a lot more others remain anonymous. amongst the well known are, bill gates and warren buffet. two of the worlds richest people. and they ain't selfish!! and you were saying "the wise choose poverty and artists do their work without expecting any reward"? what's that supposed to mean?! whoever deliberately chooses poverty isn't that wise at all, are they?! and the artist that do their work without expecting any reward (as in a monetary reward) usually are in two situations. #1 they've lost the race in getting recognized for their talent which translates into money..or #2 they were once those "selfish" types of people you describe who are now giving back. my point is, humanity isn't evolving downward. as a matter of fact it we're evolving forward probably too fast! with all the technology and opportunity for making money, people seem to be getting selfish at first because money is key for survival these days, but in the long run these same people are giving back and promoting evolution of humanity once they've "made it". which then makes it survival for the strong willed at heart and not neccessarily that of the greediest!

Answer 3

The most selfish are not always the ones who accrue the greatest wealth and an artist who does his work only for his own interest, even without expecting any reward, can be very selfish.

Answer 4

2. One might basically final for some hundred years max in the previous elementary human intuition takes over and that they turn returned into monsters. a minimum of with selection 2 humanity gets extra suitable after some hundred years and a insurrection against the NWO, as they even have nowhere to flow yet up. they'll at last remake the international such as because it replaced into while they began, and it would initiate another time. Plus, you could no longer get each and all of the stable people, no count how annoying you are attempting. Killing even one harmless guy or woman might destroy somebody as morally ideal because of the fact the guy you defined.

Answer 5

If too much greed is not a success trait, you may only be seeing one pole of two. Are there any people in jail who could be described as "too greedy". There may be an average amount of greed that is optimal for survival. Certainly, there are artists with business sense.

Answer 6

This is a good question. Well, we all have the choice to live good or bad lives. The problem is that society is beginning to accept things that weren't accepted years ago. For example, things like torture, sex, and homosexuality are things that shouldn't be publicized so freely. Times are changing and I swear it is going to be harder and harder to raise a child with morals and a true sense of what is good versus what is bad.

Answer 7

While devolution may be apparent, sometimes the herd has to get bigger before the next evolutionary step eliminates those with inferior traits.

Answer 8

The cosmic rays know no bounds in their bombardment of chromosones as they mutate our evolvement....could be up or down for all they care...they have no minds of their own, so its a random kind of thing.

Answer 9

It's much worse than you imagine.

Watch this free documentary from the context of your question:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4312730277175242198

Then check out these sites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London

http://www.mecfilms.com/universe/articles/dynasty.htm

http://www.freedomdomain.com/banking/the_city.html

Answer 10

Yup we're goin' down the tubes.