08 NOV 2013 by ideonexus
The Misuse of "Social Evolution"
No word is more on people's lips than "Evolution"; and none is more frequently misused, and misunderstood. Social Evolution is often talked of as if it were a cosmic process forced on men wholly from the outside, regardless of their yea and nay; or again as if it were a beneficent dispensation "from on high" that somehow, and regardless of men's acts, will float them to the haven of social bliss. The typical expression of this last extraordinary misconception is: "Things will right themse...Folksonomies: evolution social engineering
Folksonomies: evolution social engineering
Evolution is a natural force, but we mistake that for fatalism. Humans have control over their destiny.