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1226399 No.1226399 [Reply] [Original]

hey /sci/, what do you think of this theory?

humans are all selfish beings, this is for self preservation. Those who are selfless and would sacrifice themselves for others suffer from a missing gene that controls self preservation.

>> No.1226405

>>1226399
is this a shitty offset of game theory?

>> No.1226408

>>1226405
no, what is that? is it relevant to this?

>> No.1226411

sounds good to me, but i'm just a /b/tard visiting

>> No.1226418

>>1226408
google it

>> No.1226419

altruism is well documented in many animals. If such a gene existed natural selection would see it vanish from the population.

Altruism still exists despite eons of evolution so really your theory doesn't work.

The other way around might though.

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1226422

But what if this gene is actually stronger in these people, not missing? What if they feel that by preserving others, it will have a greater impact in the preservation of the race?

>> No.1226423

>>1226418
no, I don't think this is in anyway similar to that

>> No.1226449

>>1226419
prisoner's dilemma