Re: virus: Rationality

David McFadzean (morpheus@lucifer.com)
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 00:48:44 -0700


> From: Alex Williams <thantos@decatl.alf.dec.com>
> Date: Tuesday, February 25, 1997 7:01 AM

> I would contend that this behaviour only /appears/ irrational to us,
> not necessarily /is/ irrational/. Like standing on one's hind legs
> and squeaking when a predator is around, it has clearly negavive
> individual impact, but there may be some rationale that we've either
> not come to or not privy to in regards to the behaviour. This is why
> I have that insistance on the rationality of things being linked to
> our possession of a model for their execution.

Fair enough. So can any behaviour be said to be irrational, or is it
always relative and contextual? If the former, can you provide an example?

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