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==Game theory== | ==Game theory== | ||
The prisoners dilemma and Nash equilibria. | The prisoners dilemma and Nash equilibria. | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 1 March 2015
The banality of good is a concept of Christian ethics where a little evil outweighs much good. Ecclesiasties 9:18-10:1 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good. Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
"The toil of all that be
Helps not the primal fault
It rains into the sea
And still the sea is salt" - A. E. Housman
Analogies
Poison in the cup
Biocides are powerful, but the effect that they have is only negative.
Game theory
The prisoners dilemma and Nash equilibria.
