Babbage babbles...

From: Andrew Joelson <joelsona_at_cpdmfg.cig.mot.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 07:24:45 -0600

Eric G. Scharf:

>	Oh, I quite agree that most people never examine their decision-

> making calculi, and this results in vastly differentiated behavior. But
> that in no way invalidates rigorous minimaxing as a genuine role-playing
> personality.

        Rigorous minimaxing is a genuine game technique. Doing something that doesn't make sense, just because you want to is personality. Especialy if you examine the reasons for actions carefully, and still end up doing the illogical. This is called following your heart, instead of your head. Have you never liked someone without being able to say why?

        This is the last post I care to make on this subject; if you wish to continue in this vein, I suggest you take your basic question to a psychology  list/digest, and let the rest of us get back to Glorantha.

• -- -- Andrew Joelson joelsona_at_cpdmfg.cig.mot.com "Pray, Mr Babbage, have you never chanced upon the words 'satire' or 'sarcasm' in your diverse persusals of the dictionary?"

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