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Many people think that the theory of the selfish gene says that __nimals try to spread their genes._ That misstates the facts and it misstates the theory. Animals, including most people, know nothing about genetics and care even less. People love their children not because they want to spread their genes (consciously or unconsciously) but because they can__ help it. That love makes them try to keep their children warm, fed, and safe. What is selfish is not the real motives of the person but the metaphorical motives of the genes that built the person. Genes __ry_ to spread themselves by wiring animals_ brains so the animals love their kin and try to keep warm, fed, and safe.
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Many people think that the theory of the selfish gene says that __nimals try to spread their genes._ That misstates the facts and it misstates the theory. Animals, including most people, know nothing about genetics and care even less. People love their children not because they want to spread their genes (consciously or unconsciously) but because they can__ help it. That love makes them try to keep their children warm, fed, and safe. What is selfish is not the real motives of the person but the metaphorical motives of the genes that built the person. Genes __ry_ to spread themselves by wiring animals_ brains so the animals love their kin and try to keep warm, fed, and safe.
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