RE: The Golden Rule ? Sense or Bullshit?
July 24, 2013 at 11:37 am
(This post was last modified: July 24, 2013 at 11:39 am by Chas.)
(July 24, 2013 at 11:28 am)Red Celt Wrote: Too hot to type, so I'll keep this very brief. I'll give a longer reply later.
It is the best, because there are none better. Or perhaps there are. I'd be intrigued to hear of them.
It is also what evolution gave us.
The Golden Rule is a stable winning strategy in game theory. Variants of it have been shown to be evolutionarily stable strategies - that is, they will be selected for in some populations.
It's somewhat more complicated than that, but Google is your friend.
Versions of it (Tit-for-tat, delayed tit-for-tat, ...) are common in other apes besides us.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
