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"We are survival machines — robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes."

— Richard Dawkins

We Are Survival Machines Robot Vehicles Blindly Programmed To Preserve The Sel

We are survival machines — robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes.

— Richard Dawkins
From The Selfish Gene
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The Selfish Gene, Chapter 1

We are built as gene machines and cultured as meme machines, but we have the power to turn against our creators.
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