Life’s Pact is the protocol we expect most living species to adhere to.
… and I fail to see any reason whatsoever why it ever should. To me the explanation seems mostly wishful thinking, there’s no clear reason nor convincing narrative.
Newcomblike decision theory is the wishful thinking that makes itself correct after all. It is the consciously designed and rationally chosen self-fulfilling prophesy. It is the myths that hold society together even now.
… and I fail to see any reason whatsoever why it ever should. To me the explanation seems mostly wishful thinking, there’s no clear reason nor convincing narrative.
Newcomblike decision theory is the wishful thinking that makes itself correct after all. It is the consciously designed and rationally chosen self-fulfilling prophesy. It is the myths that hold society together even now.