tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199217912101324196.post3399420057373837273..comments2022-10-31T06:07:04.541-04:00Comments on xyquarx: Book Report: "The Selfish Gene" and "The Blank Slate"Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060265728448086noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199217912101324196.post-53924326787342670562010-01-15T16:15:22.773-05:002010-01-15T16:15:22.773-05:00I think the phrase "the selfish gene" is...I think the phrase "the selfish gene" is about the fact that the gene uses the lifeform to replicate itself -- the lifeform is the means, the gene is the end.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060265728448086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199217912101324196.post-64036788207673040412010-01-13T12:17:46.736-05:002010-01-13T12:17:46.736-05:00PS: Just to clarify: "life" in my previo...PS: Just to clarify: "life" in my previous comment means ALL of life, from bacteria to H. sapiens.Giddianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730239391177833655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199217912101324196.post-57582482827675851652010-01-13T12:07:13.227-05:002010-01-13T12:07:13.227-05:00"On Aggression" by Conrad Lorenz corrobo..."On Aggression" by Conrad Lorenz corroborates/explains a lot of this. I didn't acctually read "Selfish Gene" but as soon as I read the phrase I realized that those two words explained and confirmed much of what I had learned about life.Giddianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730239391177833655noreply@blogger.com