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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 08-16-2014, 09:08 PM
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Posted By John Wilkes Booth
you have to think about how natural selection...

you have to think about how natural selection works. genes are selected in a population based on success. if you are willing to sacrifice yourself for someone who shares a certain gene with you, then...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 08-12-2014, 02:41 PM
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Posted By John Wilkes Booth
maybe give it a look over. that's basically where...

maybe give it a look over. that's basically where i'm coming from. altruism exists between organisms. typically we see organisms act in their own self interest, but in some special cases they make...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 08-12-2014, 01:52 PM
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Posted By John Wilkes Booth
have you ever read the selfish gene?

have you ever read the selfish gene?
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 08-12-2014, 12:48 PM
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Posted By John Wilkes Booth
before we understood genetics we understood...

before we understood genetics we understood altruism on an individual level. it is making a decision that might not be optimal for you yourself as an agent for the benefit of someone else.

once we...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 08-12-2014, 11:47 AM
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Posted By John Wilkes Booth
i don't believe in souls either. i believe in...

i don't believe in souls either. i believe in brains. all i'm saying is the individual organism doesn't benefit from making the altruistic sacrifice, so the individual organism isn't being 'selfish.'...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 08-11-2014, 11:34 PM
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Posted By John Wilkes Booth
the way i look at it is basically that it is...

the way i look at it is basically that it is selfish at a genetic level but not selfish at the level of the individual organism. the gene that codes for the altruistic behavior is in itself selfish...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 08-11-2014, 03:43 AM
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Posted By John Wilkes Booth
yes. i don't see the dilemma at all because your...

yes. i don't see the dilemma at all because your genes are not the ones being described as altruistic. you, the animal, are the one that is making a sacrifice. the genetic programming that compels...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 10-30-2013, 11:25 PM
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Posted By John Wilkes Booth
^I agree. Altruism exists because selfishness...

^I agree. Altruism exists because selfishness exists, and both are defined within a spectrum of human behavior. It's sort of meaningless imo to drag biology into this discussion and bring up the many...
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