RE: Giving a presentation on memetics

From: Keith Henson (hkhenson@rogers.com)
Date: Wed 30 Nov 2005 - 00:52:38 GMT

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    At 12:04 PM 11/28/2005 +0000, you wrote:
    >Whets interesting about memes like these is that we give them more
    >headspace, despite low probability of occurrence, than memes dealing with
    >far more dangerous things like cars etc.

    Our psychological traits and behavioral switches were evolved long before the current world with cars in it.

    The things that get out attention now tend to map into aspects of life that were very important then.

    Keith Henson

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