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Originally Posted by deliriumtremens
Imagine two squirrels. If squirrel A has managed to store all nuts for the winter, then squirrel B would die and the upcoming generation of squirrels (the descendants of squirrel A) would be better in storing nuts for the winter. So if squirrel A, instead of storing all nuts for the winter, gave half of his nuts to squirrel B, then squirrel B wouldn't die, but the upcoming generation of squirrels (the descendants of A and B) would not be better in storing nuts for the winter. If we help the poor people, there is no evolution. Is there any logic in helping the poor people?
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applying evolutionary theory to social situations is a no-no. That's called social darwinism and it's generally regarded as BS.
I unfortunately had to take an evolutionary theory course for my bio degree last quarter.
Although a lot of the homeless do have psychological disorders, which could be inherited... however, how many homeless people mate anyway?