Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id WAA07884 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 25 Apr 2002 22:26:52 +0100 X-Originating-IP: [194.117.133.84] User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/9.0.2509 Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 22:17:56 +0100 Subject: RE: Thoughts and Perceptions From: Steve Drew <srdrew_1@hotmail.com> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Message-ID: <B8EE302E.17E%srdrew_1@hotmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200204240945.KAA04987@alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk> Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Apr 2002 21:20:47.0090 (UTC) FILETIME=[10EB5D20:01C1EC9F] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi Lawrence
> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:07:05 -0400
> From: "Lawrence DeBivort" <debivort@umd5.umd.edu>
> Subject: RE: Thoughts and Perceptions
>
>> Incidently, this is how a meme can control (and evade detection over) a
>> whole suite of sub-memes, by acting at a meta-level they can
>> regulate other
>> information without themselves being observed.
>
> Cognitive dissonance is another form of filtering, too.
>
> Lawrence
And an important point, as it stops us seeing or agreeing with anyhting that
doesn't agree with our own viewpoint.
Regards
Steve
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