If we interpret the “master” as natural selection operating over evolutionary time, then the master exists and has a single coherent purpose.
But I stated in the post “The master is meant to represent unconscious parts of a human mind” so I don’t know how you got your interpretation that the master is natural selection. See also Robin’s comment, which gives the intended interpretation:
I read this as postulating a part of our unconscious minds that is the master, able to watch and react to the behavior and thoughts of the conscious mind.
The thing is, the Unconcious Mind is -not- in actual fact a separate entity.
The model is greatly improved through Eliezer’s interpretation of the master being dead: mindless evolution.
But I stated in the post “The master is meant to represent unconscious parts of a human mind” so I don’t know how you got your interpretation that the master is natural selection. See also Robin’s comment, which gives the intended interpretation:
The thing is, the Unconcious Mind is -not- in actual fact a separate entity. The model is greatly improved through Eliezer’s interpretation of the master being dead: mindless evolution.