Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id NAA00626 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 10 Oct 2000 13:20:52 +0100 Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 19:49:52 +0100 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: the conscious universe Message-ID: <20001009194952.A5653@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <20001007170038.B799@reborntechnology.co.uk> <NBBBIIDKHCMGAIPMFFPJCEGMFIAA.richard@brodietech.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <NBBBIIDKHCMGAIPMFFPJCEGMFIAA.richard@brodietech.com>; from richard@brodietech.com on Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 05:53:11AM -0700 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 05:53:11AM -0700, Richard Brodie wrote:
> Robin,
>
> As far as I know, from reading his work and talking with him directly, I am
> in complete agreement with Dennett's idea of memes. If I haven't presented
> it that way it's due to my own failing. Dawkins I would say hasn't fleshed
> out the concept to the degree you're looking for and prefers not to get too
> deep into specifics. He is happy to take credit for popularizing the notion
> that there might be another replicator beyond the gene without taking a
> stand on the nature of the beast. He's endorsed both Blackmore's and my
> books in his foreword to Meme Machine.
I should have remembered that. OK, thanks, Richard.
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