http://edge.org/response-detail/26766IDEOLOGY IS THE MOST USEFUL TOOL OF GROUP EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGY (R/K)
—“If you were on a selection committee tasked with choosing someone to hire (or to admit to your university, or to receive a prize in your field), and it came down to two candidates who were equally qualified on objective measures, which candidate would you be most likely to choose?
__A) The one who shared your race
__B) The one who shared your gender
__C) The one who shared your religion
__D) The one who shared your political party or ideology”—
The answer is “D”.
WHY? Because it is currently the most useful group evolutionary strategy.
Source date (UTC): 2016-01-04 07:15:00 UTC
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