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Are you looking for The Selfish Gene<\/em> quotes? What are key messages of the book?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These four The Selfish Gene<\/em> quotes highlight key concepts from Richard Dawkins’ book. They touch on topics including the concept of animals as survival machines and where consciousness comes from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to find four The Selfish Gene <\/em>quotes and what they mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Selfish Gene <\/em>Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are survival machines \u2013 robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. This is a truth which still fills me with astonishment.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The first of The Selfish Gene <\/em>quotes shows that all forms of life on Earth begin with genes, and that the purpose of life is to make sure those genes survive. <\/strong>While many biologists would say that the purpose of life is to survive and reproduce at the organismal <\/em>level, Dawkins argues that there are things that the organismal approach can\u2019t explain, such as the prevalence of sexual reproduction when it leads to offspring that are substantially different from the parents. Therefore, it makes more sense to look at life from the perspective of a selfish gene doing anything it can to reproduce itself because, outside of random mutations<\/a>, genes pass from one generation to the next unchanged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAny altruistic system is inherently unstable, because it is open to abuse by selfish individuals, ready to exploit it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The second of The Selfish Gene<\/em> quotes is about altruism versus selfishness. A population of altruistic animals could be easily overtaken by selfish individuals, and therefore can\u2019t be considered stable. Similarly, a population of all selfish animals will be unstable because it\u2019ll fight against itself, inevitably growing weaker until it\u2019s overwhelmed by other types of individuals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there is a ratio of selfish to altruistic animals where the population will be stable. This is called the <\/strong>Evolutionarily Stable Strategy<\/a> (ESS).<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>In reality, there are countless details that go into forming an ESS, not just altruism and selfishness, but this simplified version will do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any deviation from the ESS will be punished: If too many selfish animals emerge, they will compete against and weaken each other until the balance is restored. If too many altruistic animals enter the population, they will be exploited by the selfish ones until that ideal ratio is reached again. The best situation for a selfish gene is a balanced population that will allow it to keep reproducing itself indefinitely\u2014which is to say, the ESS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerhaps consciousness arises when the brain’s simulation of the world becomes so complex that it must include a model of itself.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The third of The Selfish Gene <\/em>quotes addresses consciousness. This ability to imagine and predict seems to have resulted in what we recognize as consciousness<\/strong>, though exactly how that happened is one of the biggest mysteries in biology. It may have something to do with creatures coming up with simulations that recognize and involve the creatures themselves\u2014in other words, self-awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However it came about, this self-awareness could be seen as the liberation of an organism from the control of its genes. For example, genes demand that a creature have as many offspring as is feasible, but a creature with self-awareness and imagination might come up with reasons not to reproduce at all. This is especially prevalent in humans\u2014many people choose not to have children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All this talk of brains and consciousness is background, so you understand that animal behaviors are controlled by genes only in an indirect\u2014though still very real\u2014way. As brains became more advanced, developing imagination and what we might call consciousness, they took more and more control away from the genes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The last of The Selfish Gene <\/em>quotes is about faith. The idea of God<\/a> is one of the most successful memes ever. <\/strong>It\u2019s not clear how the idea entered the \u201cmeme pool,\u201d but it has survived through almost all of human history. One explanation is that the idea of God has great psychological value\u2014it\u2019s comforting to think that there\u2019s order to the universe, and that injustices suffered in life will be repaid after death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The God meme is spread through word of mouth<\/a>, writing, music, art, and religious ceremonies. Over time the God meme has become linked with the Hell meme, which also has deep psychological impact\u2014although for very different reasons. The two co-adapted memes reinforce each other and help ensure each others\u2019 survival, just as some genes do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Religions tend to last for a very long time, reach a huge number of people, and be slow to change. In other words, they meet all the requirements of a successful meme\u2014or gene. Biologists, therefore, may be inclined to wonder how memes such as God came to exist in humans. They would ask, \u201cWhat is the survival value of believing in God?\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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