Assertion: gene | /r/HasAspect | a utility function
Facets:
value: in nature
type: LOCATION
value: to perpetuate their own existence
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: He writes that it is incorrect to suppose that individual organisms lead a meaningful life either; in nature, only genes have a utility function – to perpetuate their own existence with indifference to great sufferings inflicted upon the organisms they build, exploit and discard.