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“Survival of the fittest," which Sax had always considered a useless tautology. But if social Darwinists were taking over, then maybe the concept gained importance, as a religious dogma of the ruling order....”

Quote by Kim Stanley Robinson

Work

Green Mars

In this science fiction novel, the author delves into the concept of terraforming Mars, examining the technological and ethical complexities involved in transforming the red planet into a habitable environment. more

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Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer known for his profound insights into the environment, society, and the future world. His works often explore the interactions between science, technology, and social change, as well as their impact on humanity and the Earth. more

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“إن سحب آليات نظرية التطور على الأمور الاجتماعية واستخدامها كنظرية سحرية تفسر كل شيء بدءا من وجود الدين في جميع الحضارات وانتهاء بوجود مؤسسة الزواج والأسرة لتنظيم عملية التناسل ورعاية الأبناء من غير أدلة قوية على ذلك هو خيار ساذج وسطحي وطريقة غير علمية في التفكير!”

“Darwin is often taken as the enemy of tradition, but traditions are just those social institutions that have weathered selective pressures. The longer a thing has survived, the more likely that it serves an adaptive purpose; “racism” is held up as the cardinal modern sin, but ethnocentrism is deeply rooted in our brain structure, therefore ancient. [...] Natural selection is anything but the liberal’s friend. Darwinism is the nail in the coffin of the Enlightenment, which is why you’re not allowed to apply it to anything except bees and cuttlefish.”