Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id OAA08425 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 18 May 2000 14:43:47 +0100 Message-ID: <000701bfc0ce$caeba4e0$6c98efd4@oemcomputer> From: "Jos Defoort" <josdefoort@planetinternet.be> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> References: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D31CEB1B0@inchna.stir.ac.uk> Subject: Money Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 15:41:38 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
I' m a lawyer and a writer on money. I suppose there is also a meme for
money. Money replicates itself through our brains and our computers. It can
obsess us just like (or more than a melody), especially when we haven't
enough of it. An important memeplex is built around it. We work for it even
if we don't need it. It can enslave us. It looks as if it follows its own
agenda. Just as a religion it is a virus of the mind.
I 'am looking for articles or books where I can read about the money meme.
Thanking in advance,
Jos
----- Original Message -----
From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 2:12 PM
Subject: RE: A response
> I suppose many scientists would argue that the majority of humanities
> journals are full of failed experiments :-)
>
> > ----------
> > From: Chuck Palson
> > Reply To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 1:21 pm
> > To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> > Subject: Re: A response
> >
> >
> >
> > Robin Faichney wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 16 May 2000, Vincent Campbell wrote:
> > > >...why did the Incas continue to devestate essential resources for
> > > >decorative purposes, assuming at some point they would have
recognised
> > this?
> > >
> > > Same reason we currently exploit natural resources as if we couldn't
see
> > > beyond the tip of our collective metaphorical nose: these are all
> > "failed
> > > experiments", so don't count! :-)
> >
> > Just in case you are serious, they DO count. Science learns all the time
> > by its
> > failed experiments. It is interesting, though, that in spite of the fact
> > that
> > much is learned, there is no journal of failed experiments. There should
> > be,
> > though.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Robin Faichney
> > >
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