PhilGoetz comments on Homogeneity vs. heterogeneity (or, What kind of sex is most moral?) - Less Wrong

-8 Post author: PhilGoetz 22 May 2009 11:25PM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 23 May 2009 11:14:11PM 0 points [-]

Cultural evolution is not identical to biological evolution. That is trivial. In response to your comment, whether it is good to look to evolution for moral guidance depends on the properties of systems that evolution tends to produce. Cultural and biological evolution are equally appropriate domains to look at for an answer to the question.