james bond
Well-Known Member
One of the main reasons why we have scarcity is the zero-sum theory. It is an economic game theory in that there is a winner for every loser in the competition of life and for resources. This is what is prophecized in the Bible as to occur at the second coming of Christ. There will be a huge war between good and evil to settle it for once and for all. Winner gets global domination. The evolutionists have their own end game through global warming, catastrophic war, unstoppable virus or some other mass earth extinction scenario where humans are at fault.
What do you think? Is there a solution besides war or the zero-sum game?
As an alternative theory, The Gaming Theory or Nash Equilibrium was proposed by John Nash circa 1994. It states that there is a solution in a non-cooperative game situation involving two or more players where the players know the strategies of the other players. Today, we know the basics of what other countries will do based on intelligence gathering (spying), information exchange, economic and political studies, empirical studies and so on.
Nash Lecture - Nobel Prize
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economic-sciences/laureates/1994/nash-lecture.pdf
I'm an excellent fantasy NBA and MLB games player, so decided to try out Nash's theory with my fantasy NBA league. I've been playing it for the past few months. It worked in one league where one player was someone I could manipulate into making favorite trades with me for information I was providing him as well as players. There were two other leagues, but I could not get anyone to "buy-in" to the concept of the Nash equilibrium. Obviously, not an easy thing to explain. I explained it that "co-operation" (not collusion where we make unequal trades) was better for us in order to beat the strongest opponent or opponents. Usually, one of two managers will come out with the strongest team after the draft. This "co-operation" worked as follows:
Instead of going for the best player available and having one winner and one loser, we would agree to co-operate and share information and then make trades that would benefit us most. In other words, we end up with the best team that will have a chance in the playoffs versus the one or two top contenders. The problem was I could not get anyone to agree. Everyone was selfish and acting for their own good and being greedy, i.e. using the zero-sum strategy. They would amass the best players in a heartbeat if they could.
In the end of this one league, I could not make the playoffs, but did help my opponent to and the other contenders as well. Here it is here with my notes to "Howard," the player I was able to use my jedi mind tricks on. I'm not sure if it can be read by public. The playoffs just started this week:
http://10610307522.basketball.cbssports.com/
THE POINT: The point is while animals and other species can co-operate, it appears humans can't do this. There is something inside humans that makes us greedy and be selfish, i.e. play the zero-sum game. We will provide charity to the poor and poorer nations, but we will not co-operate in order for us to survive. It is the greatest problem in the world that we cannot solve if you ask me.
Footnote: I wasn't sure where to place this topic, but do so here because of Darwin's theory of competition among species was demonstrated wrong by research and studies (see below).
NSF Study on Green Algae Finds Darwin Was Wrong About Competition
https://www.evolutionnews.org/2014/05/nsf_study_on_al/
What do you think? Is there a solution besides war or the zero-sum game?
As an alternative theory, The Gaming Theory or Nash Equilibrium was proposed by John Nash circa 1994. It states that there is a solution in a non-cooperative game situation involving two or more players where the players know the strategies of the other players. Today, we know the basics of what other countries will do based on intelligence gathering (spying), information exchange, economic and political studies, empirical studies and so on.
Nash Lecture - Nobel Prize
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economic-sciences/laureates/1994/nash-lecture.pdf
I'm an excellent fantasy NBA and MLB games player, so decided to try out Nash's theory with my fantasy NBA league. I've been playing it for the past few months. It worked in one league where one player was someone I could manipulate into making favorite trades with me for information I was providing him as well as players. There were two other leagues, but I could not get anyone to "buy-in" to the concept of the Nash equilibrium. Obviously, not an easy thing to explain. I explained it that "co-operation" (not collusion where we make unequal trades) was better for us in order to beat the strongest opponent or opponents. Usually, one of two managers will come out with the strongest team after the draft. This "co-operation" worked as follows:
Instead of going for the best player available and having one winner and one loser, we would agree to co-operate and share information and then make trades that would benefit us most. In other words, we end up with the best team that will have a chance in the playoffs versus the one or two top contenders. The problem was I could not get anyone to agree. Everyone was selfish and acting for their own good and being greedy, i.e. using the zero-sum strategy. They would amass the best players in a heartbeat if they could.
In the end of this one league, I could not make the playoffs, but did help my opponent to and the other contenders as well. Here it is here with my notes to "Howard," the player I was able to use my jedi mind tricks on. I'm not sure if it can be read by public. The playoffs just started this week:
http://10610307522.basketball.cbssports.com/
THE POINT: The point is while animals and other species can co-operate, it appears humans can't do this. There is something inside humans that makes us greedy and be selfish, i.e. play the zero-sum game. We will provide charity to the poor and poorer nations, but we will not co-operate in order for us to survive. It is the greatest problem in the world that we cannot solve if you ask me.
Footnote: I wasn't sure where to place this topic, but do so here because of Darwin's theory of competition among species was demonstrated wrong by research and studies (see below).
NSF Study on Green Algae Finds Darwin Was Wrong About Competition
https://www.evolutionnews.org/2014/05/nsf_study_on_al/