Do You Trust Me?

Chapter six restates that the goal of a gene is to have the maximum amount of copies like it in the gene pool. One such copy behaving altruistically to save ten such copies is an overall selfish act, as the death of the one simply leaves more copies of itself in the world. But then, how do genes recognize each other in order to be altruistic towards each other? One way would be physical markers, like eye or hair color, another could be behavior, such as altruistic behavior which is programmed in the gene (Does that mean that is the basis of the romantic appeal of a hero?) That is the reason the biggest altruism we see is close relative altruism, because parents know a copy of their gene is in their kids. This chapter also deals with trust and the great dilemma creatures face when decide who they can trust and if they should.