Survival of the fittest says the fittest will survive and reproduce but it defines the fittest as the ones who survive and reproduce. This argument claims the the phrase "survival of the fittest" is circular reasoning. Circular reasoning (or circular argument or begging the question) is an argument where the premise is the conclusion. Example: [...]

One of the misconceptions about evolution has to do with "survival of the fittest". The misconception is based on the idea that survival of the fittest means that only biggest, strongest and meanest survive. Survival of the fittest was not coined by Darwin, it was coined by philosopher Herbert Spencer before Darwin published Origin of [...]

This is the first part of a series of posts on evolution (what it is, what evidence there is for it and so on) This first post will be about what evolution is and is not.. What it is not. All of science Other sciences Cosmology The Big Bang Theory Star formation Planet formation Geology [...]