Wouldn't natural selection want to endow us with a mind capable of maximizing competitive outcomes? As far as I know, this doesn't make any sense. If there ar

Wouldn't natural selection want to endow us with a mind capable of maximizing competitive outcomes? As far as I know, this doesn't make any sense. If there are two traits in a population, A and B, and A is better for survival than B, natural selection will generally filter B out of the population. However, its not likely that a trait for "maximizing competitive advantage" has ever emerged (at least, I wouldn't think so).