10-27-2013, 03:40 PM
(10-27-2013, 09:54 AM)Jester Wrote: The result (after billions of generations) will be coded, in the sense that it replicates itself and contains the information necessary to construct the organism. But it emphatically does not require a coder.Having self-awareness, intelligence, etc. one can alter their choices against their programming. We are not simple creatures with merely a fight, or flight response -- however, our original programming might still induce adrenaline etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nice_Guys_Finish_First
I think often Dawkins position on genetics is overly simplified to blame bad behavior, like sexual assault, on this innate programming. Society, as its cornerstone, holds people accountable for their actions.