"The evolutionary idea that all organisms are singularly wired to ruthlessly pass on their genes is flawed."
It’s time to consign the “selfish gene” to the history books | Salon.com
This is a world changing article by Jeremy Lent. Cooperation has as big a role as competition in evolution and the structure of Planet Earth. Greed needs to be dethroned as the basis of the global economy.
"What might happen if we applied this new understanding of nature's harmonic dance to establish different norms for our own society? Imagine if, instead of our socioeconomic system constructed on the presumption that "the economy of nature is competitive from beginning to end," it was structured instead on the basis of symbiosis—an ecological civilization.
Ecosystems have developed tremendous resilience from these internal dynamics, sometimes existing for millions of years, continually adapting yet remaining stable and robust. Widespread symbiosis means there are no waste products—what one species expels is nutrition for another. Healthy ecosystems embrace both competition and cooperation at multiple levels, but always within a context of harmony for the entire system. The possibility of applying these ecological principles to our own society, and using them as an alternative way for humanity to organize itself, could potentially offer a powerful new navigating principle to steer our civilization on a course to survive the existential challenges of this century."
As someone long perplexed by Richard Dawkin's Selfish Gene theory, I am relieved to see we are on the road to a much more resilient understanding of how the world works. Apart and Together! Voices of Humanity offers a global forum designed to implement this "powerful new navigating principle."
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