# Ideas Replicate Like Genes by Richard Dawkins > "Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool, so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool." > **— Richard Dawkins**, *The Selfish Gene (1976), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Selfish Gene (1976), excerpt candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Who Pays for Your Heaven|Who Pays for Your Heaven]] - **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?]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Digital Immortality|Digital Immortality]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Richard Dawkins|Richard Dawkins]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife|Digital Afterlife]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife Rights and Personhood|Digital Afterlife Rights and Personhood]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife Governance|Digital Afterlife Governance]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Long-Term Digital Preservation|Long-Term Digital Preservation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool, so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool." — Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (1976), excerpt candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-richard-dawkins-ideas-replicate-genes ```