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I would agree with that but it doesn't appear to be what Kümmerli is saying: > “In principle, natural selection predicts individuals to behave selfishly,” Rolf
by ChrisSD 9y ago
I would agree with that but it doesn't appear to be what Kümmerli is saying:
> “In principle, natural selection predicts individuals to behave selfishly,” Rolf Kümmerli, co-author of the study, told PhysOrg.com. “However, we observe cooperation in humans and other organisms, where cooperation is costly for the actor but benefits another individual.
That is clearly referring to the human, no?
- nostrademons 9y agoI think that's the "faulty premise" that TheSpiceOfLife is referring to. He's saying that building a study to explain cooperation between humans is modeling a phenomena that's a social construct anyway, when the real question is "what genes lead to behavior that ensures the survival and propagation of those genes?" Natural selection operates on the genetic level, not on the human level, so Kümmerli made an error by trying to inject natural selection arguments into a model where the primary actors are humans.