@KevinSimler is this a reductio ad absurdum of behaviorism?
Is there a principled distinction between suicide-bombing and falling on a grenade to save your squad?
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@hamandcheese actually (at the risk of betraying the weird headspace I'm in), it's an earnest question. - 11 more replies
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@KevinSimler temporally and causally, yes, very different. The common element is willingness to self-sacrifice for one's tribe, sure. -
@KevinSimler but the beneficial outcome to the tribe of the grenade-dive is near-certain, d/t causal and temporal proximity - 9 more replies
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