>IIRC, the primary reason that group selection is thought to be wrong is that it (apparently) can't yield an Evolutionarily Stable Strategy (ESS) -- it will alw

>IIRC, the primary reason that group selection is thought to be wrong is that it (apparently) can't yield an Evolutionarily Stable Strategy (ESS) -- it will always be better for the persistence of any individual's DNA if that individual refuses to be altruistic. I don't think that could be right, because the altruistic individuals altruism could include killing/punishing non-altruistic individuals. Shooting deserters comes to mind, as a real-life human example.