I wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I see its premise as flawed

Re:I wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I see its pre... by brownbat on Thursday December 19, 2013 @05:26PM (#6938386)

Noting that Gandhi recommended that the Jews should have committed mass suicide to "arouse the world" to their plight, Sam Harris added the rejoinder, "So the world could do what, commit mass suicide in turn?"

I think this was in "End of Faith."

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Re:I wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I see its pre... by X4 on Thursday December 19, 2013 @06:45PM (#6938842)

That sounds like Game Theory, although much much more serious. The problem in this case is that it's Game Theory without (Social) System Theory cannot give an answer to this question. To me such an act would be, as you stated, the "End of Faith".

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