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I think you misunderstand what I mean by 'mind'. I don't mean the ability to think, I mean the identity of an ego. It is far from clear that there needs to be a 'me', a consciousness, in order to do any of the things you describe. Why is it an evolutionary benefit for me to be able to 'decide' to commit suicide, for example?
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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