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This is a group selection based argument.
by ciphergoth 8y ago
This is a group selection based argument.
- petermcneeley 8y agoExcuse the obvious plug. Here is my article on why I disagree with Pinker's attack on group selection. http://darkcephas.blogspot.com/2018/01/on-group-selection.html http://darkcephas.blogspot.com/2018/01/on-group-selection.ht...
- haberman 8y agoIt seems that altruism can be explained without resorting to group selection. Statistically speaking over history, your group is overwhelmingly likely to be your kin. So gene selection / kin selection seems sufficient explanation for the evolution of group-altruistic behavior.