RE: What Are Miracles...
June 2, 2013 at 4:44 pm
(This post was last modified: June 2, 2013 at 4:46 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 2, 2013 at 1:55 am)Consilius Wrote: Ah, but say we didn't? If a man died in protecting his girlfriend without copulating with her first, his genes would never be propagated. Would you condemn his actions?Of course not. It would be unfortunate for him, but unfortunate things happen.
Quote: Should people die for others only when they are certain that their genes will be propagated?What people should and shouldn't die for is largely up to them. Regardless of whether or not they think they should - it can be a good idea as judged by another, or a bad one. Looking to genetics for "shoulds" is going to be fairly rough. They might illuminate the situation for us, but ultimately other things are going to be applied before we get any "shoulds" out of it.
Quote:By 'dying for a mate' I mean 'dying to protect somebody that you claim to love'.The answer is the same. Brute force of numbers.
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