Evolution isn't a moral theory.
Evolution only makes predictions about reality, it doesn't tell you what is more moral or what you should do
Evolution only makes predictions about reality, it doesn't tell you what is more moral or what you should do
Nobody said fitness implies morality. But the Amish by definition have higher evolutionary fitness than average Americans.
sure, it does not matter that things that we pay for and consume ends up having a million things that makes us sick in multiple ways, and if you are in some developing nation, you would be hard pressed to find food to feed your babies that is not laced with some kind of harmful pesticides or fertilizer, but hey, we can always pay more in healthcare to extend our diseased misery. We are doing just fine, in the mean while, there are more and more existential threats as the day progress, but hey, say it with me, we are JUST.DOING.FINE.
If we extrapolate this over the next few decades, and accept the conclusion that more technology = less children, and we can expect to see more technology in the future. Almost no new children will be born from within these high-tech societies, we will have to rely on immigration from Africa (the only place where replacement rate is high), and low-tech traditional religious societies.
What good is technology in this future scenario?
Technology has already replaced most agricultural workers in most developed countries and I can't imagine anyone wanting to return to pre-industrial agriculture.
Ofcourse if the current trends continue.
More kids surviving does and on that part the Amish benefit from technology because they can and some do to seek medical help if it's necessary.
If they become dominant or even merely competitive with the larger society then there will be conflict.