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The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness
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RE: The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness
(September 26, 2021 at 5:01 am)Lawz Wrote: ...
What's of larger importance: my welfare or everybody else's welfare? Mathematically speaking, overwhelmingly the latter....by a factor of 7,699,999,999.
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And now the question becomes... why, then, isn't everyone altruistic to an extreme?

Answer: Perceived asset value.

My life is more valuable than yours and everyone else's (with the exception of a small number who have similarly asset-ised), obvs.

Wink
The PURPOSE of life is to replicate our DNA ................. (from Darwin)
The MEANING of life is the experience of living ... (from Frank Herbert)
The VALUE of life is the legacy we leave behind ..... (from observation)
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The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness - by Duty - September 26, 2021 at 5:01 am
RE: The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness - by Duty - September 26, 2021 at 5:12 am
RE: The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness - by Duty - September 26, 2021 at 11:30 pm
RE: The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness - by DLJ - September 26, 2021 at 5:36 am
RE: The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness - by Duty - September 26, 2021 at 6:41 am
RE: The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness - by Duty - September 26, 2021 at 7:16 am
RE: The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness - by Duty - September 27, 2021 at 2:03 am
RE: The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness - by Duty - September 27, 2021 at 2:14 am
RE: The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness - by DLJ - September 28, 2021 at 3:53 am
RE: The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness - by DLJ - September 28, 2021 at 4:00 pm
RE: The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness - by DLJ - September 29, 2021 at 4:23 am
RE: The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness - by DLJ - September 29, 2021 at 3:08 pm

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