Our brains are separate and independent enough from our genes to rebel…

Richard Dawkins
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Our brains are separate and independent enough from our genes to rebel against them.. we do so in a small way everytime we use contraception. There is no reason why we should not rebel in a large way too. ✨ Richard Dawkins (2006). The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary edition, p.332, OUP Oxford
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Our brains are separate and independent enough from our genes to rebel against them.. we do so in a small way everytime we use contraception. There is no reason why we should not rebel in a large way too. ✨ Richard Dawkins (2006). The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary edition, p.332, OUP Oxford

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