selection now had a solid physical foundation and could be described
in molecular terms.
An important factor here, regarding the topic of this book, is that
the dramatic and profound success in explaining, by way of physical
mechanism, the previously deeply mysterious problem of heredity
has set the stage for thinking that a similar straightforward molecular
perspective will serve to explain every problem in biology, including
the nature of mind. Whether this will be the case is by no means cer-
tain. Nonetheless, let us, for awhile, forge ahead, in that vein.
Concept so simple,
beautiful fit in a box.
Can your mind fit, too?