The Selfish Gene
I had always thought Darwinism was based on the principle of “survival of the fittest”, which I understood as the strongest or best-adapted surviving. Dawkins explains it slightly differently. It is not necessarily about being the strongest or healthiest, but about which genes are most successful at getting passed on to future generations. Sometimes this can even explain why animals behave selflessly or sacrifice themselves for others. An interesting distinction that changed how I looked at evolution.
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