Group competition need not be seen as a
misinterpretation of Social Darwinism, as man against man with tooth
and claw. In the name of humanitarianism, Cattell speculated about
competition between groups without genocide. Societies that are ill
can be saved from extinction through research in sociobiology.
Virtually independent and
self-sufficient societies can learn from one another regarding how a
healthy evolving society can continue. But “progress” alone is
not good enough, there is a sacred direction of evolution to Godhood
which all groups can avail themselves of, and the Church can be a
guide in this, even as light federalism protects the independence of
many small states.
Human beings are capable of this
behavior, although it requires effort. Life on earth, as well as
evolution beyond the earth, may depend on it, and the bonding of
religion in this will be crucial.
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