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DEVOTION AMONG ANIMALS

Julian Huxley, an ardent supporter of evolution, defined nature
in this way:

... [M]uch of the struggle for existence is not directed against
the forces of nature, nor against enemies, nor against com-
petitors of other species, but against other members of the
same species. Not only does the species as a whole have to
struggle (in a metaphorical sense) to survive and reproduce,
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but so do the individuals within it.
But is it true, as the evolutionists claim, that the natural arena is
governed by the merciless rules of a selfish struggle for survival, in
which the strong dominate and the weak are eliminated?
We can find the answer to this question by investigating nature
itself. Certainly all living things must seek out food and safety; and
every creature must hunt for nourishment and become aggressive in
its own defense. However, this is not the only principle at work. The
great majority of creatures display selfless acts unequalled of devo-
tion for their offspring and families, for other animals in the herd or
in some cases, even for other species. The animal kingdom often dis-
plays behaviors that reflect devotion and cooperation, solidarity and
guarding one another's interests.
The theory of evolution, claiming that nature is only an arena
for warfare, can in no way explain these examples of devotion.
Living things disprove evolution's central claim, clearly and defi-
nitely. Natural selection can never explain why a zebra that has just
escaped a predators' attack risks its own life by returning to save
other members of its endangered herd—nor, for that matter, why the
silverside fish should risk death by coming ashore so as to help en-
sure the survival of their eggs. According to the claims made by evo-
lutionists, natural selection should have eliminated this kind of al-
truistic behavior long ago.
Along with invalidating the theory of evolution, devotion and
cooperation in animals provide evidence of an important truth: that

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