untermensche
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That a cause must cause something.
The gene is acted upon in the various ways it can mutate. It is acted upon in transcription and translation.
It causes nothing. It isn't the cause it remains in the genome. It can't be an agent of any kind.
genes -> evolution
Hard to defeat arguments of this complexity.
Genes are bookkeepers of evolutionary change.
The scorekeeper is not responsible for either winning or losing the game.