Re: Thoughts and Perceptions

From: Grant Callaghan (grantc4@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Apr 17 2002 - 05:20:58 BST

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From: "Grant Callaghan" <grantc4@hotmail.com>
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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 21:20:58 -0700
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    >To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
    >Subject: Re: Thoughts and Perceptions
    >Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 23:01:59 -0400
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    >
    >On Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at 10:39 , Grant Callaghan wrote:
    >
    >>Has anybody other than you talked about gravity (the force) being a
    >>meme as opposed to gravity (the concept)? What is this straw horse you
    >>keep beatin on?
    >
    >I don't ride horses.

    Especially those made of straw.
    >
    >What is the 'concept' 'gravity', please?
    >
    >- Wade
    >
    The concept of gravity is what we think about certain phenomena we observe
    concerning the tendency of matter to be drawn to matter. Gravity itself is
    what holds us on this spinning planet. What we think and what holds us on
    the planet are two different things.

    Grant

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