In ?Richard Dawkins’ book, "The Selfish Gene," he describes in simplistic terms his gene-centered theory of the evolution of animal behavior and survival through identifying why certain genetic factors are maintained while others fade away. The two paradigms in direct competition are Group Selection and Selfish Gene which in many ways become almost like individual sports teams to Dawkins as he tries desperately to discredit the skills of one in favor of his own favorite home team, Selfish Gene. Selfish, in the context of this book as redefined by the author, refers to the genes acting with a purpose based on their fundamental programming rather than logical thought. The overarching purpose of their programming is to survive and thrive. Competition within the larger group for resources is part of the preprogramming hardwired into the Selfish Gene’s successful skills of survival. Group selection is focused on how each member of the group performs to benefit all rather than any individual. Selfish Gene also considers the group but focuses on the additional measure of kinship in that the group is only important to Selfish Gene if each of them is a nearly identical copy of Selfish Gene. Selfish Gene does not wish any ill will upon other beings or have feelings at all; it is merely the act of natural selection where the strong outlast the weak. The author elected to simplify the structure of all biology to that of the gene as the basic building block. Animalistic behavior and traits are based on biologic theories rather than rational thought as the basis for the gene’s so-called behavior, although at times the author comes close to making these genes he illustrated so with such a variety of personality traits seem to embody actual human emotions. This makes it all the more surprising when he coldly refers to humans as an inferior species and merely a vessel capable of the transport and storage of genetic material. The book caused a revolution in the field of biology and was widely read by both scientists and the general population, infuriating many with the nerve of this nascent writer who dared to insult an entire species while personifying his beloved gene. Dawkins also determined that some genes remained part of the structure of life because they were single-focused on the skills of replication and survival over any other tendency. This laser focus may have been the catalyst causing him to settle on the word selfish as a descriptor for a motivated and successful entity. He hypothesized that genes were selfish in that they cared more about themselves than any of the other components of the unit as a whole. Kinship was also an influential factor in how they determined where to source other sources of energy. The more alike two genes were increased the value they associated with each other’s survival and replication. The unit they were a part of was merely a protective device which ensured