Based on my knowledge gained from my previous biology classes, I have learned that the building blocks of life itself are proteins. And these proteins are the ones that make up our DNA which is the one thing that makes us unique. Also theories such as evolution and natural selection have immense connection with who we are today. All of these different biological terms were mentioned throughout Chapter 2 of "The selfish gene", they were used to explain philosophical theories with those of scientific theories. Dawkin's does a great job in explaining how the replicators became to be and at times your so caught up in the reading that when the end approaches and Dawkins relates his theory to the behavior of humans you are left speechless.
One of the most important ideas that Dawkins tries to get across is the idea of how simplicity could be turned into complexity. In fact, he states that the most accurate reason of how this happens is the theory of natural selection but apart from this there does not exist any other as accurate.
Also, after explaining why and how the replicators came to be he establishes one of the most important ideas, that we as humans are the replicators survival machines. I have a strange feeling that this will not be the only time Dawkins will bring this up. In fact, it may be one of the main themes of the book and in understanding how this statement is true we may be able to completely grasp his thoughts.
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