It’s funny. When describing the history of Hell, the author unwittingly explains the benefits of ritualized warfare while painting them as stupid. It seems he doesn’t quite grasp how ritualized combat can be game-theoretically rational and why it occurs so often in the animal kingdom. Fighting to win is only rational when you’re confident enough that you will win.
It’s funny. When describing the history of Hell, the author unwittingly explains the benefits of ritualized warfare while painting them as stupid. It seems he doesn’t quite grasp how ritualized combat can be game-theoretically rational and why it occurs so often in the animal kingdom. Fighting to win is only rational when you’re confident enough that you will win.