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- "Based on the inevitability of this outcome, Bohr suggested that the most logical conclusion to a gunfight would be a peaceful settlement, since neither gunsl
by perihelions 4y ago
- "Based on the inevitability of this outcome, Bohr suggested that the most logical conclusion to a gunfight would be a peaceful settlement, since neither gunslinger would want to draw first knowing that they would lose."
I think rational actors wouldn't choose to fight a duel with a 50/50 chance of death either. The second-mover bias makes it even less rational, but does it matter?
- pyinstallwoes 4y agoAre you arguing that it is rational to presume a conflict?
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