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From: Lawrence H. de Bivort <debivort@umd5.umd.edu>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 2:41 PM
Subject: Memes and sexuality
>
> I wonder if the repression of overt sexuality among humans comes to a
> certain extent from a desire to put some distance between ourselves and
> 'mere' animals, to prove to ourselves that we are not 'animals.'
>
> - Lawrence
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Lawrence,
I wouldn 't say ' desire ' though ! It is more like Lise said, a way of
control-
ling people. You can say a way of memetic engineering people.
Regards,
Kenneth
( I am, because we are)
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