Book - The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
- Genes are self-replicating machines with the ultimate goal of surviving and reproducing
- Strong genes survive and weak ones die
- Strong genes created cells to protect themselves from each other
- Eventually they created ever-more complex organisms (plants and animals) for protection, survival and reproduction
- Strong genes survive and weak ones die
- A gene is a tiny part of the DNA (gene for blue eyes)
- For each gene, each of us possesses the dominant one and the allele
- The DNA is made of 46 chromosomes and is present in each cell of our body
- The DNA is like the MasterPlan of a Building, and our body is the building
The master plan is contained in every room (cell) of the building (body)
Why Selfishness Survives
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Group selection theory argues that groups that were more altruistic and better able to cooperate would survive over groups whose individuals were selfish and could not cooperate
- That seems true, BUT, within those groups the more selfish people who deceived others into thinking they were altruistic would have a better chance of survival and reproduction (they would cheat on wives etc….)
The Same Things Happened Society Wide (Daniel Schmachtenberger)
Peaceful cultures ( [[ Jaininsm ]]) and memes got wiped out or didnt spread - [[ Propagative memes propagate more than true memes ]]
Created on: 2020-10-19 Topic (tags): [[ Evolution ]] Selfishness [[ Biology ]]
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