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Yancey Ward's avatar

"Ostensibly" not "Austensibly".

Otherwise, outstanding essay.

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John Bowman's avatar

Altruism does not exist. It is often an excuse for abuse, confidence tricks, to gain favour and position, to hide wrongdoing, to grab power, to escape the consequences of behaviour. All life on Earth - animal and vegetable - is motivated by self-interest, and how that is served varies. But no organism does anything for no reward. Flowers do not produce nectar because they want to help the bees.

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