"There's no genetic operation that can compete with us now, " he brags.

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"There's no genetic operation that can compete with us now, " he says.

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Mr Dawkins suggests the source is a combination of genetic instincts, which evolved because morals allowed humans to benefit more efficiently from co-operation, and a cultural Zeitgeist.

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