Comments on: All men and all women were their friends https://www.isegoria.net/2017/03/all-men-and-all-women-were-their-friends/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2017/03/all-men-and-all-women-were-their-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-2544516 Isegoria Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:47:47 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41651#comment-2544516 Dawkins’ Selfish Gene has a nice chapter on the evolution of cooperation and the benefit of being nice yet provocable (and forgiving).

]]> By: Graham https://www.isegoria.net/2017/03/all-men-and-all-women-were-their-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-2544515 Graham Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:29:17 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41651#comment-2544515 The anonymous commenter on Greer’s site had it right who noted the many advantages the colony had from the outset that made it easier than it should be to try to build a peaceful utopia. Advantages not derived from the attributes or efforts of the people of tolerance. Utopian free riders, as it were.

Good parable though. All through I was thinking, America? Israel modern? Israel ancient? Mormon Utah?, although none was an ideal example to fit all his criteria.

]]> By: Gaikokumaniakku https://www.isegoria.net/2017/03/all-men-and-all-women-were-their-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-2544495 Gaikokumaniakku Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:45:55 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41651#comment-2544495 I get the feeling that this dysfunctional anti-pattern keeps repeating throughout human history.

Whenever people get too moral and ethical, some tribal aggressor wipes them out.

Is that how it goes?

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