# Humans Can Rebel Against the Tyranny of Replicators by Richard Dawkins > "We alone on earth can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators." > **— Richard Dawkins**, *The Selfish Gene (1976), widely cited* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Selfish Gene (1976), widely cited. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Richard Dawkins|Richard Dawkins]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Major Evolutionary Transitions|Major Evolutionary Transitions]] - [[wiki/Substrate-Independent Evolution|Substrate-Independent Evolution]] - [[wiki/Digital Evolution|Digital Evolution]] - [[wiki/Open-Ended Evolution|Open-Ended Evolution]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We alone on earth can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators." — Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (1976), widely cited https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-richard-dawkins-humans-rebel-tyranny-replicators ```