Re: Words and memes

From: Rogan Jacobson (roganjacobson@yaffa.com.au)
Date: Mon Feb 18 2002 - 04:33:54 GMT

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Subject: Re: Words and memes
From: Rogan Jacobson <roganjacobson@yaffa.com.au>
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    sorry
    wrong list

    cheers

    > From: "Francesca S. Alcorn" <unicorn@greenepa.net>
    > Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
    > Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 21:07:19 -0500
    > To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
    > Subject: Re: Words and memes
    >
    >
    > Philip said:
    >
    >
    >> Indeed such memes obviously do not have actual real value but they do
    >> pretend
    >> to do so. They give the meme hosts delusions of grandeur (scientology) and
    >> eternal afterlife (conventional religions). Such memes advertise fitness
    >> increments
    >> when in actual fact of course they can't live up to that claim.
    >
    >
    > Yes, but there is more and more research out there which suggests
    > that religious belief can have a positive impact on health (fitness
    > increments).
    >
    > http://www.tcom.co.uk/hpnet/thank_god_health.htm
    >
    > Which raises all kinds of interesting questions. If you are a
    > physician who prescribes bed rest instead of church attendance can
    > you be sued? :)
    >
    > http://www.cbhd.org/newsletter/011/011omathuna.htm
    >
    > frankie
    >
    >
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