Page 230 - If Darwin Had Known about DNA

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Another of Darwinists' fictitious claims is the theory of the selfish
gene (or gene selection) theory, according to which, specific types of
gene increase their likelihood of perpetuating themselves by develop-
ing individuals with a better ability to survive and reproduce. Thus,
those gene types that are better able to pass on their genetic informa-
tion to subsequent generations and produce plants and animals will
supposedly be dominant in the world. 168
Before considering why this theory is invalid, let's examine the
way it was proposed. Gene selectivity is an example of the logic that
philosophers describe as reductionism-the claim that everything, even
including the human mind, can be reduced to matter. However, as you
saw in detail earlier, the claim that life consists solely of matter is clear-
ly deceptive.
The claims made by Richard Dawkins-a dyed-in-the-wool advo-
cate of the theory of evolution who applied this theory to human be-
ings-are therefore false, even ridiculous. According to Dawkins, "We
are survival machines-robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve
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the selfish molecules [of DNA] known as genes." In his book The
Selfish Gene, Dawkins suggests that all living things contain genes that
only seek to maintain their existence by duplicating themselves; and
that the only aim of life is the survival of DNA. In fact, however, this
claim rests on the exceedingly irrational assumption that genes possess
conscious intent. This indicates just how far astray modern materialist
reductionism can lead.