Quote by Richard Dawkins

Prediction in a complex world is a chancy business. Every decision that a survival machine takes is a gamble, and it is the business of genes to program brains in advance so that on average they take decisions that pay off. The currency used in the casino of evolution is survival, strictly gene survival, but for many purposes individual survival is a reasonable approximation.

Prediction in a complex world is a chancy business. Every de

Summary

This quote suggests that predicting outcomes in a complex world is uncertain and risky. It implies that every decision made by an organism is a gamble, and genes play a role in programming the brain to make decisions that, on average, result in successful outcomes. The measure of success in evolution is the survival of genes, even though individual survival often aligns with gene survival. Overall, this quote highlights the inherent uncertainty and adaptive nature of decision-making in the pursuit of survival.

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By Richard Dawkins

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