RE: Dennett article on post-modernism

From: Lawrence DeBivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Tue 18 Mar 2003 - 00:01:08 GMT

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    Hi, Kenneth,

    I see your point. Interesting...so a damaged brain might be damaged in a way that let pathogenic memes in.

    The consequence of the meme at work would really be the consequence of the brain damage. An instructing construct.

    I wonder if the damaged brain would be equally undefended against all memes, or just certain kinds of memes? Your thoughts?

    I say forget trying to sort through your files for the rapist incident. If your files are like mine...

    Cheers, I look forward to your thoughts. Lawry

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf
    > Of Van oost Kenneth
    > Sent: Mon, March 17, 2003 3:16 PM
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    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Lawrence DeBivort" <debivort@umd5.umd.edu>
    > > Do you have any examples of this happening in US courts?
    > Kenneth,
    > > > Already, in the US people were released due to the fact that their
    > lawyers
    > > > could show to the court that a " pathomeme" invaded their client 's
    > mind_
    >
    > Hi Lawrence,
    >
    > The example I recall was about a rapist, I think it was in
    > Florida, could be
    > wrong though. I have the details somewhere, but....you know what it's
    > like....
    > What I recall was that the guy had some defect by which his behavior was
    > altered and he couldn 't control his bodyfunctions like he should do.
    > I think it was in the beginning a genetic defect which did work thru ' to
    > the brain by which signals were bad received and thus bad signals were
    > to be send back....
    >
    > I have to find the article....
    >
    > Lawrence,
    > > I would not consider braindamage to be a 'pathomeme'
    >
    > Maye I wouldn 't either, but it was the best term I could think of.
    > But like the above describes, braindamage could result in the inplan-
    > tation of a ' bad ' meme....
    >
    > Hope this helps, if not...
    >
    > Kenneth
    >
    >
    >
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