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The Evolution Of A Renegade - David Sloan Wilson

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Benefits of Multi Level Selection for Altruistic Behavior

David Wheeler asks why multi level selection provides the better explanation of altruistic behavior. He says evolutionists are typically studying one trade at a time, and that is always with respect to a particular trade. In order to calculate the fitness of an individual, you must know the other individuals with whom it is interacting, Wheeler writes. "I need to know who you're interacting with," he adds.

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