tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719056769997677163.post8504010181987924147..comments2023-10-30T09:50:11.098-06:00Comments on Gay Mormon Pioneer: The prisoner's dilemma and addictionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719056769997677163.post-14950058165099336012012-12-07T17:45:29.183-07:002012-12-07T17:45:29.183-07:00I read this article the other day somebody had pos...I read this article the other day somebody had posted it on Facebook. I've been dinning out on the theories ever since. I hadn't made the connections you did. But it does all make sense. Well mostlyCameron Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782515783919467455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719056769997677163.post-11837906691374938112012-12-05T06:43:24.369-07:002012-12-05T06:43:24.369-07:00Interesting article! I like the introduction:
&qu...Interesting article! I like the introduction:<br /><br />"So while you may think that you're just watching an entertaining movie, you might be pondering big, heavy ideas that have been vexing humanity's deepest thinkers for millennia. For instance ..."<br /><br />I think it's funny because the writer is probably quite secular (I think? Maybe not), but that is exactly what we do with religion, too.<br />Trevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258097334170692217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719056769997677163.post-50701532742561144572012-12-04T20:25:54.103-07:002012-12-04T20:25:54.103-07:00I am familiar with the prisoner's dilema. It ...I am familiar with the prisoner's dilema. It gets its name from two prisoners. If one rats the other out, the rat gets off scott free (no offense, my Scotish friends) and the other gets the death penalty. If both rat the other out, they both get the death penalty. But if both keep silent, they just get a prison sentences. You get the idea.<br /><br />I really like your using it with present vs. future self in an adiction. I think it's very apt at describing the way an addiction can be seen from the inside. However, it can get discouraging for those who don't trust their future selves. I know I can't keep this up forever, so why try now?<br /><br />But eventually, someone can keep it up forever, but they've got to start trying now.Who Me?https://www.blogger.com/profile/06249350099327092945noreply@blogger.com