Re:Resources (Score 1)

Capitalism and evolutionary biology are indeed not the same things. But I fail to see why evolutionary principles haven't influenced capitalism. To illustrate: Back when we hunted meat, even the best hunter couldn't be assured of a catch each time he hunted, but someone else in the group was likely to have been luckier and caught more meat than he could eat. He would then share it with others, who would in turn help him out when he fell on bad days. Those who didn't share are probably no longer with us, so odds are that this is an evolved characteristic. This is related to trade; there's just a time lapse involved. With the advent of agriculture, one man was more or less assured of food and wealth all the time if he had a field of grain, or bunch of cattle. There was little need to share with his neighboors. Capitalism kicks in because he might need a rug. The point is, trade is inseperable from our nature as social critters. We have evolved to be social, and it's not a stretch to say we've evolved to trade.