Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV - The Survival of the Richest: An Analysis of the Relationship between the Sciences of Biology, Economics, Finance, and Survivalism

An Analysis of the Relationship between the Sciencesof Biology, Economics, Finance, and Survivalism

by

Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV

Copyright 2015 by Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV

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Published by Criniti Publishing, Philadelphia, PA

Criniti Publishing, Philadelphia, PA

All cover and interior illustrations and photographsCopyright 2015

by Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV

Front cover photo top left: Crematorium I inAuschwitz-Birkenau, Poland

Photo by Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV

Front cover photo top right: The Hiroshima PeaceMemorial (also called Genbaku Dome) was the only structure leftstanding in the area where the first atomic bomb exploded in 1945in Hiroshima, Japan.

Photo by Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV

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This publication is for informational purposes only.It is sold with the understanding that the author and the publisherare not engaged in providing financial, legal, or otherprofessional services. If financial, legal, or any other form ofadvice is needed, please consult a financial adviser, an attorney,or another professional advice-giving entity.

I dedicate this book to my future self, whetherpoorer or richer. I am sending a reminder to you to never forgetthe painful struggles required to become wealthy and to maintainthat wealth. Also, you should never forget the great ethicalresponsibilities that come with great wealth. Failure to rememberthese lessons will come at the cost of losing touch withreality.

I also dedicate this book to the victims of the manyatrocities mentioned in this work (and others not mentioned),including, but not limited to, the victims of various genocides,wars, and other human atrocities throughout history. The strugglesof these people have led me to do a five-day water-only fast intheir honor from June 7 to June 12, 2015. In addition, I havehonored their memory and the memory of the struggles of allhumanity by creating a World Memorial Week from June 7 to June14. Please join me annually to pay respects to our fallen brothersand sisters of the world. This is one more necessary step for worldpeace. Their struggles remind us that one of the greatest forms ofwealth of our species is found in the unity of all peoples.

Disclaimer: This book is specifically targetedat adults. However, it may not be suitable for all adults due tothe many sensitive topics of survival discussed, includinggenocide, human atrocities, war, and the deep conclusions inherentin our understanding of survivals relationship to biology,economics, and finance. If you have the courage and the desire tocontinue reading, please take your time with the material, as itmay be overwhelming at an accelerated pace. Additionally, if youshould encounter any physical or psychological issues resultingfrom your deep reflections on the various topics, please feel freeto seek professional medical guidance. Thank you.

Table of Contents

Exhibit 12.1: The Survival Essentials

Exhibit 14.1: The Survival-Prosperity Sequence

Exhibit 14.2: The Five Major Scientific Phases ofProsperity

Exhibit 14.3: The Survival-Prosperity SequenceIncorporated into the Five Major Scientific Phases ofProsperity

Exhibit 16.1: The Three Major Wealth-ManagementPossibilities

Exhibit 31.1: The General Control Scale of Nature

Exhibit 32.1: The Evolution of an IndividualExample

Exhibit 32.2: The Traditional Evolutionary Model

Exhibit 33.1: The Evolutionary Control Scale ofNature

Exhibit 35.1: External and Internal Nature

Exhibit 36.1: The Reformed Natural Selection Formulasfor Population Evolution

Exhibit 36.2: The Evolutionary Schematics forLife

Exhibit 36.3: The Reformed Natural SelectionEvolutionary Formulas

Exhibit 37.1: The Two Major Causes of the Evolutionof Evolution

Exhibit 39.1: The Modified Survival-ProsperitySequence for Evolution

Exhibit 39.2: The Five Major Evolutionary Phases ofProsperity

Exhibit 39.3: The Modified Survival-ProsperitySequence for Evolution Incorporated into the Five MajorEvolutionary Phases of Prosperity

Exhibit 46.1: Too Many Genocide Examples

This book was written as an advancedfollow-up on a specific aspect of my first book, The Necessityof Finance, which taught that learning the science of economicsis necessary for economic entities (that is, nations andtheir divisions) to survive, and it taught that learning thescience of finance is necessary for financial entities (thatis, individuals, groups, and organizations) to survive. Survivalsrole was clearly mentioned there, but it was not fully analyzedbecause of the wider goals of that book. In this book, we willfurther explore the relationship between survival and these twofields.

The analysis made of the concept of survivalis also unavoidably linked with several other fields of scientificinquiry. Thus, my journey to write this book brought me to researcha diverse range of topics, including wilderness survival, advancedmartial arts, biology, and the darkest aspects of human atrocities.I continuously pushed the limits of my research to ensure that Itreated this subject with the respect that it deserves. The endresult took a huge toll on my health: from sleepless nights to hairloss. This is why I caution anyone who reads this to be prepared todeal with possible emotional issues. If you do not have the stomachto read about the horrors of survival or the truth about thecurrent human predicament, then I suggest that you do not read thisbook. The conclusions are not easy to accept, and acceptance mayonly come after breaking down the inner walls of safety that ourminds put up to protect us. Yet these conclusions are inevitableand severe, and they must be faced with courage by all who areready to deal with them.

The biological aspects of the book areactually a continuum of a subject deeply rooted in the birth ofCharles Darwins theory of natural selection in the nineteenthcentury. The title of this book is also a variant on the phrasethe survival of the fittest, which was created by HerbertSpencer, a key biologist of Darwins time. This phrase, whichdescribed Darwins theory and the concept it represents, has beenmisinterpreted since its creation. Its faulty misinterpretationsbecame an underlying theme in many of the atrocities committed inthe nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Wealth provided the supportfor negative variations of Darwins theories, for example, socialDarwinism and eugenics. Wealth also played a large role in variousgenocides and wars, including the deadliest wars in history, WorldWars I and II. It may be because of this dark past between theconcepts of evolution and wealth that the relationship has not beencomprehensively analyzed until now.

To avoid having the title of this book meetthe same fate of misinterpretation as Spencers phrase, I wouldalso like to be clear that the title of this book does notimply that the richest entities, whether people or nations, willsurvive just because they are rich. On the contrary, the richestpeople can also be the first to die under the right circumstances.However, as will be demonstrated, a major point this titleimplies is that more wealth provides more options for thewealthiest entities to survive better; it does not necessarily meanthat those entities will choose the best options. Further,living economic and financial entities have three majorwealth-management possibilities: 1) to minimize wealth and survivepoorly, which comes with an increased risk of death; 2) to breakeven and merely survive day by daya risky survival position; or 3)to maximize wealth and survive and prosper (this must be acontinuous goal).