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They could have evolved with lies, developed the tech, then branched off into honesty later.
by AlecSchueler 1y ago
They could have evolved with lies, developed the tech, then branched off into honesty later.
- general1465 1y agoThat makes no sense either. Evolution means that this change happened gradually over the time. However the moment you have a group which is always honest and believes you and group which is allowed to lie, then the lying group will take over the honest group. To lie and manipulate is a massive advantage.
- Ferret7446 1y agoIn general, self defense is evolutionarily necessary or you'll get wiped out. Recall the stable state of the prisoners dilemma