Understanding the often unconscious nature of genetic control is the first step toward understanding that-in many realms, not just sex-we're all puppets, and our best hope for even partial liberation is to try to decipher the logic of the puppeteer. (Robert Wright)

Understanding the often unconscious nature of genetic control is the first step toward understanding that-in many realms, not just sex-we're all puppets, and our best hope for even partial liberation is to try to decipher the logic of the puppeteer.

Robert Wright

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