(March 17, 2014 at 10:43 pm)JuliaL Wrote:(March 16, 2014 at 5:24 am)DarkHorse Wrote: My entire life I've been a push over, because that's what I thought god wanted from me. Turn the other cheek, never standing up for myself. I was bullied, but always thought reacting in love would be the best punishment for them. Turns out, not so. Now that I've come into my own and learned to stand up for myself and be assertive (within reason of course), I have a better self esteem and lots of truly great close friends. So that "turn the other cheek" isn't always for the best. Yes, there are moments when it's the best course of action, but I like being free to decide when that is.
From the Wikipedia:
"Tit for tat is an English saying meaning "equivalent retaliation". It is also a highly effective strategy in game theory for the iterated prisoner's dilemma."
But it is possible that when playing that strategy, you can get into a stable interchange of 'tat' 'tat' 'tat' 'tat.' At some point one of the players has to play 'tit' (turn their cheek) and the system falls into 'tit' 'tit' 'tit' 'tit.' Which we all recognize as better.
Clergy who can convince the players to play 'tit' when the clergy is playing 'tat' win. That's why they do it.
"It helps if you think of it as a game." Robocop
I've never read or heard it explained quite like this, very interesting.
