let me put it this way: apart from being incorrect, the term "pathological altruism" is just another form of #VirtueSignalling.
@hbdchick @declamare If the entire population dies out, saying "but there was nothing remotely pathological about it" is pure scholasticism.
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@Outsideness nope. if the entire population dies out from the black death, you can call that pathological. if the population dies out... -
@Outsideness ...because it's no longer fit, we call that evolution. - 7 more replies
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@hbdchick@declamare ... Successful adaptation is the ONLY criterion that matters, and the only reason to be concerned about pathologies. -
@Outsideness the first half of your statement is correct.
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