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> It is far more useful than wealth, and invulnerable to inheritance tax. It is brains. Not to sound unfair, but isn't this how mate selection works? Why would
by acconrad 12y ago
> It is far more useful than wealth, and invulnerable to inheritance tax. It is brains.
Not to sound unfair, but isn't this how mate selection works? Why would two successful, bright people not want to mate and create successful, bright children? Isn't this what we want for our children, to be bright, capable, with functional, stable households and marriages brought about by parents who they themselves value education and a stable marriage/family?
I'm all for equality and the anti-aristocracy sentiment (I was a first generation college student, and my parents come from humble backgrounds), but it seems like the whole bend on the genetic predisposition of privileged children based on what they are born with seems like exactly what the whole point of evolution of the human species is about - creating a better version of ourselves.
- ewzimm 12y agoUnless you are talking about theistic evolution, it has no point. Making beings suited to thrive in their environment is the method that led to our existence, but it's not the point of our existence unless we decide it is. It's perfectly fine to believe that the point of your existence is procreation and filling the world with better versions of yourself, but other people might have other agendas, like creating an egalitarian society or preventing overpopulation or replacing people with robots. None of them can be objectively verified as the purpose of humanity.