The Selfish Gene and The Evolution of Cooperation - Online.itp.ucsb ...

Just as we do not calculate the trajectory of a
ball before we catch it.
Our brains automatically make such decisions
based on
◦ Past experience
◦ Expectation of future reward (reciprocal altruism)
◦ Physical & Chemical cues (instinctive understanding of
relatedness)
◦ Chance to replicate genes
◦ Fear, prejudice, self delusion, brainwashing ….