From: Randy S (cryofan@mylinuxisp.com)
Date: Tue Sep 09 2003 - 10:18:37 MDT
Anders Sandberg <asa@nada.kth.se> said:
Snipped discussion of how I think many cultures (such as the African
cultures) are irrational. Anders then mistook my characterization as a
desire the manage these cultures.
I wrote:
> >
> > **YOU** manage them. I have better ways to spend my money. I say
> > leave them be--let Darwin sort things out.
Anders wrote:
>
> Fine. Then we have absolutely no quarrel. I certainly don't want to
> tell anybody how they must run their culture. Of course, I might go
> beyond non-intervention in that I will support movements, memes,
> people or institutions I like or think will help them (like Grameen
> International Bank, golden rice or open science publishing) in order
> to play a bit of win-win game theory. But that is Darwin too.
But Europeans share more of your genes, Anders. Going with the whole concept
of nepotism as gene-survival strategy, why would you want to help African
cultures, instead of helping your own European cousins?
Or are you unconsciously striking an altruistic pose, hoping to better pass
on your own genes by doing so?
>
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