Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in popular science writing:
"The war inside is between rogue selfish elements that want to proliferate wildly and the individual organism. With genes struggling to contain selfish elements, viruses continually invading, and trillions of cells working together to keep bodies functioning, multicellular bodies are a confederation of parts that arose at different times, sometimes in different places. These parts, some in conflict, some cooperating…."
Neil Shubin
Shubin, N. (2020). Some Assembly Required. Decoding four billion years of life, from ancient fossils to DNA. Oneworld Publications.
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