tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post7276898655358267497..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Hooptedoodle #170b - Scammers - Thoughts at 3amMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-59755861679172587572015-05-19T13:11:28.573+01:002015-05-19T13:11:28.573+01:00All the best philosophy happens in pubs. Sounds li...All the best philosophy happens in pubs. Sounds like you were exploring the reductio ad absurdum that proves the logic of Kant's categorical imperative. (Which ironically you can't say when drunk.)<br />Interestingly, many years ago some clever philosophers I worked with who also had computer science degrees developed a simulation that proved that equilibrium is not a necessary result. If the number of wolves stays low, they will survive. No social order that starts with even one wolf is ever free of them (free riding just works too well up to a point). On the other hand, if the wolves get out of hand, they can destabilise the system and all the sheeps quickly turn into wolves. Then the the whole structure collapses. Civilisational failure is an option if no action is taken.Steve Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440638652987274722noreply@blogger.com