Re: Truth and survival

From: Djordje Vidanovic (gvidan@EUnet.yu)
Date: Fri Apr 19 2002 - 18:18:18 BST

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    Transmission (or communication?) is, among other things, based on
    truthfulness, cooperativeness, charity, etc. Therefore I believe that
    truth has a lot to do with survival. Lie about the whereabouts of the
    sabre tooth and your tribesmen will eventually die, won't they?

    Djordje,

    University of Nis, Serbia

    At 09:38 PM 4/18/2002 -0400, you wrote:

    >On Thursday, April 18, 2002, at 08:28 , Bill Spight wrote:
    >
    >>Fitness and transmission are two different questions. (Although related,
    >>obviously.) I agree that truth has little to do with transmission. It
    >>has to do with the question of survival.
    >
    >I'm not sure that truth, listen to Tina now, has anything to do with it.
    >
    >- Wade
    >
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