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Viliam comments on Open thread, Nov. 09 - Nov. 15, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Viliam 18 November 2015 08:07:53AM 1 point [-]

Some obvious objections:

  • most adult males don't do this as a job;

  • technically, it should be maximizing the number of offsprings, not the number of partners; also, maximizing the number of offsprings that reach reproduction age, not just the number that is born, or even conceived;

  • if an adult male would literally try to "impregnate as many females as possible" (as opposed to merely professing trying to), he would have to become a serial rapist, a cult leader, a sperm donor -- probably all of that together -- but most adult males don't do that;

  • is–ought distinction, evolutionary-cognitive boundary, et cetera.