River out of Eden
a Darwinian view of life
by Richard Dawkins · first published 1995
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How did the replication bomb we call "life" begin and where in the world, or rather, in the universe, is it heading? Writing with characteristic wit and an ability to clarify complex phenomena (the New York Times described his style as "the sort of science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius"), Richard Dawkins confronts this ancient mystery. Dawkins has been named by the London Daily Telegraph "the most brilliant contemporary preacher of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution." More than any other contemporary scientist, he has lent credence to the idea that human beings - indeed,
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on “Ask HN: What book that you read in 2015 significantly affected how you think?” ↗…must be so. If there ever is a time of plenty, this very fact will automatically lead to an increase in the population until the natural state of starvation and misery is restored. – Richard Dawkins, River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life > It's not about taking suffering away. Animals born in the wild live their life naturally. A "natural" life does not necessarily mean a good one. > Animals created by us…
on “Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years” ↗It needn't be perfect at first, just better than nothing (fool some of the eyes, some of the time e.g. in low-light conditions) and a gradient. See Richard Dawkins' chapter "Do good by Stealth" in River Out of Eden https://wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Out_of_Eden#Do_good_by_stea...
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