Recently, a study has been carried out by a group of researchers from Michigan State University. The study has concluded that evolution supports cooperation over selfishness.

The study, which has been published in the journal Nature Communications, is said to have challenged the Zero Determinant theory. The theory states that selfish players will outnumber cooperative players.

Study researchers have run thousands of games using the high-powered computing in order to know that whether selfishness wins or cooperation.

After assessing the same, study researchers were able to reach at a conclusion that selfishness do not exist for a longer time. Therefore, selfish people will become extinct with time.

"For a short time and against a specific set of opponents, some selfish organisms may come out ahead. But selfishness isn't evolutionarily sustainable", said study researchers.

Lead researcher Christoph Adami those players who get together to achieve a common goal are always winners in comparison to selfish players. Study researchers said that there is a possibility that one might feel tempted of being selfish.

But it is important to remember that evolution punishes selfishness. In the zero determinant ways also selfish people won when they were aware of the weakness of their cooperative opponents.