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Yes. If only people read TFA (which was very thorough) before opining at length: > These altruistic acts are typically not done consciously, they have simple b

Yes. If only people read TFA (which was very thorough) before opining at length: > These altruistic acts are typically not done consciously, they have simple been formed by natural selection to act in this way. For instance, your neutrophils do not consciously commit suicide, they have just been shaped to do that by evolution. And of course you don't go out thinking "Hm yes I will save you two from drowning because you are each 5/8 related to me." Although maybe one biologist did actually think like this.

bmitc 4y ago
See other comment. The article does a lot of bouncing around this and frequently refers to suicide and sacrifice without qualification.
- glenstein 4y ago
  I feel like ordinary good faith is enough to make sense of how the article is using those terms and the qualification is indeed there, and quoted above.
  - bmitc 4y ago
    I can read an article and come away with a different sentiment and opinion without it being so called bad faith.