> and game theory strongly influencing the fitness test
replyDoes it? I don't think reproduction is very influenced by game theory.
We don't descend from winners, we descend from whoever survived and it's not an individual competition.
replyIf the only place a particularly beneficial mutation appears is wiped out by chance volcanic eruption, that's just how it is - the survivors who weren't near the volcano go on to reproduce.
In evolution the winners are the ones who survive to reproduce, and that includes 100% of our ancestors.
replyThe cultural ramifications of choosing one word over another are significant though. "Winner" is a loaded term.
reply> In evolution the survivors reproduced, and that includes 100% of our ancestors.