Genetics

Sebastian Shaw: Among other things, super powered mutants are becoming common place in the world. If my associates and I can isolate the genetic quirk that created us...and then "custom build"--through genetic engineering mutants at will, the possibilities are...limitless. In that quest Nightcrawler, you X-Men will be our guinea pigs.

I don't think I was constructed to be monogamous. I don't think it's the nature of any man to be monogamous. Men are propelled by genetically ordained impulses over which they have no control to distribute their seed.

I think if we study the primates, we notice that a lot of these things that we value in ourselves, such as human morality, have a connection with primate behavior. This completely changes the perspective, if you start thinking that actually we tap into our biological resources to become moral beings. That gives a completely different view of ourselves than this nasty selfish-gene type view that has been promoted for the last 25 years.