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Richard Dawkins On Genes, Memes, AI, Religion, and Life Beyond Earth [Ep. 454]

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

CHAPTER

The Paradox of Theories and Memes

This chapter explores Francis Crick's provocative statement on scientific theories, sparking a debate on their validity and implications. It also delves into the nature of memes as cultural units, their evolutionary parallels with genes, and reflects on the legacy of a recently deceased intellectual figure who inspired deep admiration.

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