# We Are Survival Machines by Richard Dawkins > "We are survival machines—robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes." > **— 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/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Synthetic Biology|Synthetic Biology]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Richard Dawkins|Richard Dawkins]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Brain Preservation Foundation|Brain Preservation Foundation]] - [[wiki/Long-Term Digital Preservation|Long-Term Digital Preservation]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Gene-Culture Coevolution|Gene-Culture Coevolution]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We are survival machines—robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes." — Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (1976), widely cited https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-richard-dawkins-survival-machines ```