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Waveform Audio File Format  |  1998-12-14  |  1.5 MB  |  1 channel  |  22,050 sample rate  |  1 minute, 9 seconds
Transcription: Dawkins says that his theory of the selfish gene is actually Darwin's theory of evolution, but just said in a way that Darwin didn't choose. Instead of taking an organism's view of nature, the theory takes a gene's view. So basically evolution is about survival, yes, but it's about the survival of the genes, not of the organism or even the species. Think about it. The organism is going to die anyway. So what about the species? Does an organism try to ensure the survival of the species it belongs to? Well, does a tree frog know which other animals are part of its species and which aren't? Scien ...