Reply #14: You are correct [View All]

[Jose Diablo]

Altruistic behavior is a "high survival trait".

As for competition in nature, that world view is also incorrect.

As an example, look at mycorrhizal symbiosis. It sounds like a 50 cent word but it is really a beautiful concept.

Mycorrhizal symbiosis describes a symbiosis between trees and fungus. The fugus inhabits the ground and through fibers brings water and minerals to the roots of trees. The trees for their part provide carbohydrates (the product of photosynthesis) to the fungus. The 2 organisms support and nurture each other. THIS is the rule in nature.

95% of all land plants depend on mycorrhizal symbiosis. It could be argued that without symbiosis between fungus and plants, there would not be land plants.

The human world view that survival of fittest is THE rule in nature is mostly self-serving.