The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins

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We are survival machines - robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. This is a truth which still fills me with astonishment.

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magellan 7 years, 8 months ago
He said "a" truth, and there are many.
micklepru 8 years, 1 month ago
There's no such thing as "the" truth. It's just his opinion.

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