# We Are Built as Gene Machines by Richard Dawkins > "We are built as gene machines and cultured as meme machines." > **— Richard Dawkins**, *The Selfish Gene (1976), attribution clue* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Selfish Gene (1976), attribution clue. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Is It Live or Is It Memorex?|Is It Live or Is It Memorex?]] - **Article:** [[articles/Redefining Crypto and Blockchain|Redefining Crypto and Blockchain]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Identity|Identity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Richard Dawkins|Richard Dawkins]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Durable Identity|Durable Identity]] - [[wiki/Identity-Bearing Invariants|Identity-Bearing Invariants]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We are built as gene machines and cultured as meme machines." — Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (1976), attribution clue https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-richard-dawkins-built-gene-machines ```