Saturday, August 2, 2014

Game Theory

Today, we're immersed in selfishness, seeking only to benefit ourselves. We don't trust each other so we tend to make decisions that forgo a best case scenario in favour of less than optimal outcomes.

Game theory [1] is the mathematical study of decisions we make. A famous example is The Prisoner's Dilemma [2]. Here are other examples as well:


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We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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References:

1. Game theory. www.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Aug 2, 2014.
2. The Prisoner's Dilemma. www.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Aug 2, 2014.

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