From: Eugene Leitl (eugene.leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Mon Sep 25 2000 - 13:13:30 MDT
J. R. Molloy writes:
> Yes, I agree that (some) humans commit the cruelest and most depraved acts,
> placing themselves below the level of animals. At the same time, other humans
> rise above selfishness to provide examples of saintly benevolence.
Intelligence just makes the canvass larger. Grossly unequal players
are exempt from increasingly benign/cooperative strategies emerged
from iterated interactions of increased-intelligence players (being
smart also includes being able to identify parties you've dealt with,
and keeping a track record of interaction history). I'm pretty sure
vegans and animal rights activists have irrational reasons for what
they're doing.
I don't see any rational reason for being nice to those who can't
reciprocate. (Of course I'm still being nice, I'm only human).
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