Caledonian2 comments on Ethical Inhibitions - Less Wrong

21 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 19 October 2008 08:44PM

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Comment author: Caledonian2 20 October 2008 08:28:12PM 1 point [-]

There are ample examples of group selection taking place in nature. It's rare, and for good reason, but it DOES happen.

If we possess a mathematical model that indicates group selection *cannot* take place, we must therefore conclude that a fatal flaw exists in our model, and need to examine our premises to determine where the error lies.