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The Choice of Title and Misinterpretation
They discuss the choice of title and how Richard Dawkins is sometimes unfairly cast as being overly combative. They also talk about how he regretted the title of his book 'The Selfish Gene' because it was misinterpreted as advocating for selfishness when it was actually about altruism. Dawkins clarifies that he believes in truth and stating it in an uncompromising way, but he doesn't go out of his way to be controversial.