Re: Hamilton's Rule In The Mirror
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Date: 03/07/05
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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 12:28:31 -0500 (EST)
John Edser wrote:
> The relative opposite of an idea is just
> a mirror image of it. In mathematics, the
> mirror represents zero. Note that mathematics
> cannot tell you where to place the mirror for
> any idea. The abolute opposite of an idea is
> the devils image in the mirror, i.e. no reflection.
> So what do we see when we look at the reflection of
> Hamilton's Rule rb>c in the mirror:
>
> -c > -rb
>
> In this situation roles become reversed.
> Hamilton's single donor now becomes a
> single recipient accepting largess from many
> donors related r who were originally many recipients.
> The act remains "altruistic" as defined by
> Hamilton but the recipients are now the
> altruists and not the single actor. Note that
> the sign of c has changed from positive to negative
> for this role reversal which remains an altruistic act.
This is just plain wrong. As we have explained to you in the past, -c
is not the same as "negative c". For instance, let me make a
mathematically true statement:
4 < 5
reflecting this in your mirror we have
-4 > -5
note that the sign of "5" stays the same throughout. "5" is always
positive.
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