Whitehead, pointing out that inanimate objects last much longer in the world than living organisms, asks, “how did complex organisms with such deficient survival power ever evolve”…..”They certainly did not appear because they were better at that game than the rocks around them”.
Trees can live for hundreds of years, some bacteria for millions, so if survival is a key driving force behind evolution, how come a human life is still only 70 – 80 years, yet we presume ourselves to be THE most fully evolved creatures on the planet.
There’s definitely more to evolution than survival and reproduction. What do you think that is?
Heroes Not Zombies 
A fascinating topic that I think I spent many hours pondering in my philosophy class in college. Perhaps because we seem to not be as evolved as we think especially in a community sort of way. We have failed to see how we connect in with the whole of the earth and continue our spoiled, wasteful ways with little regard for the earth has not allowed us to evolve and live longer.
Sadly, so true!