What is Fair?

5 = 5

What is Fair?

When my brother and I were children and we had something to divide between us, we devised a system where one of us would cut or separate the objects in question and the other would choose which we wanted. This made the person who was doing the dividing very interested in making the split as even as possible.  This was as fair a system as a 5 year old and 6 year old could create - and it worked.

The problem with the concept of "what is fair?" is EVOLUTION.

Millions of years of evolving has consistently rewarded creatures who are selfish or self-interested.  The creatures who were willing to divide and share evenly weren't as successful as the creatures who were more willing to take more for themselves.  The so called selfish gene.

Knowing that we are prone to view situations, encounters, or any other situation where we have to judge fairness through the lens of the selfish gene, we absolutely MUST account for this and adjust our perception accordingly.