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Re: Origin of phrase

Posted by Sue on March 04, 2000

In Reply to: Origin of phrase posted by scooby-doo on March 03, 2000

: who coined the phrase "survival of the fittest"?I'm not sure who "coined" this phrase, but I would hazard a guess that it originated with Darwin's theory.......and became shortened over time.