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It's betterfor the survival of the species if we group together and penalise the strong to help the weak.

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This is one of the most disgusting things I've ever heard. You just claimed that success should be punished, and stupidity rewarded.

This does NOT help the survival of the species, and it is completely contrary to evolutionary principles. "Survival of the fittest" means that the monkey who was too stupid not to eat the poisoned berries doesn't go on to infect the world with his stupidity.

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I absolutly knew that someone would take this the wrong way. Survival of the fittest is a complete misnomer. It may benefit nature as a whole if we let the "weak" die out but the human species is more likely to survive if we have as diverse a range of people as possible. How does it help the monkeys if through their inaction, a prospective mate dies of poisioned berries? Because in another few million years they'll become a "better" species. If one day a parasite emerges that feeds on brainwaves we'll need stupid people around to continue the species. High IQ, risk taking behaviours, the things that the market value are not the only important aspects of humanity. Don't be so arrogant to think that you can affect the billion year process of natural selection by cutting off a few welfare cheques. That's not how it works.

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The benefits of diversity are an ability to make better-educated decisions on cultural and social ideas. I myself went to a very liberal school, and had exposure to people with different races, political beliefs, religious beliefs, lifestyles and sexual choices. In the end, I felt I had a much more informed opinion with regards to many different social issues (drug use, gay rights, women's rights, etc.) It was very good for me, and I wish that everyone could have the same experience. I don't believe there is anything objectively "bad" for society about being gay, of different religious pursuasion, or of different ethnic background.

The economy, however, is a little more objective. Some economic choices are objectively worse than others. A loser smoking pot on his couch collecting unemployment does not do an ounce of good for the economy. Why should his lifestyle be protected?

Some people preach diversity blindly. Perhaps their children should be exposed to cults, drug addicts, and n.igger-hating rednecks. I don't think you'd be wild about having a KKK member come to your child's school to give a speech. Diversity encompasses some bad. We should not be trying to protect that bad.