fubarobfusco comments on Mike Darwin on animal research, moral cowardice, and reasoning in an uncaring universe - Less Wrong

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Comment author: fubarobfusco 27 August 2012 08:38:23PM -1 points [-]

Sure, that makes sense — but it is distinct enough from its usual use in discussions of ethics and morality as to be confusing. Almost any social behavior beyond the most short-sighted and sociopathic could be considered altruistic by that notion, including a lot that we might usually regard as self-interested ... but then again, we could expect that if we are a species evolved to take advantage of acausal cooperation.