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by AlecSchueler 270 days ago
They could have evolved with lies, developed the tech, then branched off into honesty later.
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That makes no sense either. Evolution means that this change happened gradually over the time. However the moment you have a group which is always honest and believes you and group which is allowed to lie, then the lying group will take over the honest group. To lie and manipulate is a massive advantage.
In general, self defense is evolutionarily necessary or you'll get wiped out. Recall the stable state of the prisoners dilemma