3 ms·
Richard Dawkins constantly reiterates this point in his book The Selfish Gene, constantly reminding us that genes aren't actually "selfish" and don't actually h
by ideonexus 10y ago
Richard Dawkins constantly reiterates this point in his book The Selfish Gene, constantly reminding us that genes aren't actually "selfish" and don't actually have wants, but these anthropomorphisms are useful shortcuts for communicating the subject-matter.
- jlebrech 10y agoit's a wrong way of explaining because if you use that explanation with a creationist it strengthens their belief (i.e how can a gene has needs, we know god did it).