John Bump indeed viruses resemble selfish genes better than Dawkins's own. The latter have life-cycles without any autonomous part, belying the "choice pick" implied by "selection" in "they are the unit of selection" (Dawkins's claim). Viruses, otoh...
The virus is present in all of the above!
ReplyDeleteYou're ruining the fun, John...gosh!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think everything on earth is just a virus delivery system, run by viruses for the purpose of competing with other viruses.
ReplyDeleteJohn Bump indeed viruses resemble selfish genes better than Dawkins's own. The latter have life-cycles without any autonomous part, belying the "choice pick" implied by "selection" in "they are the unit of selection" (Dawkins's claim). Viruses, otoh...
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