I see. I mean, sure, that's fine. But, a few things: 1) one can believe in God and accept evolution. There seems to be an implied assumption that these are mutually exclusive. I, in fact, know people… (View Post)

I did want to talk a bit about game theory, in relation to a kind of Darwinian based rationality..I put it aside because I thought it would distract. But, it is an interesting way to approach these i… (View Post)

Assuming God is rational--indeed, assuming God is hyperrational--i.e. God always acts as a fully informed rational Being--then, if I understand correctly, it is irrational to believe that given 1a: A… (View Post)

Not necessarily, though. People do get away with terrible things and they live 'happy' lives. Nobody caught Jack the ripper, for insurance. Stalin died of natural causes (probably, mostly). I think y… (View Post)

I'm not sure what that means, 'rational on a Darwinian level'. Mother love exists because if mothers don't love their children, their children are less likely to survive and thus are less likely to p… (View Post)