sac51495 writes:
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So here is an application: prove to me scientifically that I should not look up where you live and come and kill you. Until you can, there seems to be no good reason (that is, if we adhere to your worldview) for me to not do so.
Game theory handily shows this. You don't do it to me because you don't want me to do it to you. You seem to have ignored the concept of reciprocity. If everybody behaves a bastard, then everybody loses. When people behave well toward each other, everybody wins. Thus, in order to maximize a positive outcome for all, it is best if we all work together and not do things nobody wants like get killed.
Question: Have you heard of the Prisoner's Dilemma?
What about the Tragedy of the Commons?
Rrhain
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