Re: Something I heard !

From: Van oost Kenneth (kennethvanoost@belgacom.net)
Date: Thu 03 Apr 2003 - 19:27:07 GMT

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    ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Taylor" <Christopher.Taylor@man.ac.uk> Kenneth,
    > > Can we, memetical speaking, think too much !?
    Chris,
    > I think we're kidding ourselves if we 'think' (ho ho - i.e. if we
    > possess a meme, flawed because it encodes the idea that) we can control
    > our resident memes. What about PTSD (although there is a structural
    > change in the hippocampus I think the point is valid), and more minor
    > stresses we relive while conscious. What about compulsive addiction too.
    > I for one often have thoughts I'd rather be rid of, whether they are raw
    > memories of having my little cat put down, yet another jingle or a
    > craving to see the person I really should avoid (god this is getting a
    > bit confessional, better stop).

    Chris,

    Thanks for your respons ! Yeah what about compulsive addiction !? Would ' thinking too much ' ( ' I can go on for hours with that drivel inside my head, it is more or less the prettiest pastime I know ' ) says Kit, a character in a book written by C. Palmen ( The friendship)) be- come a pathomeme by and in itself !? The little Kit is so good in ' thinking ' that talking, yet alone doing something becomes problematic.

    Are ' her ' memes in total control over her body, mind and soul !?

    Regards,

    Kenneth

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