ToKCast cover image

Ep 163: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 8 ”The Significance of Life” Part 2

ToKCast

00:00

Can You Take Your Appendix Out Without Much Trouble?

Dawkins and Gould can come together to say that genes are being selected for. The gene is just doing what it can to be replicated, whether or not it helps out the species. Can we use evolution to predict what the color of dinosaurs would be? Given we know the colors of some dinosaurs, let's say, if we have one that we don't know the color, I just say, well, personally, I don't know," he says.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app