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That's a very fair description of our thesis I think. Ideas unconsciously
(or consciously) influence behavior. Ideas are contagious. The future is
influenced by the differential selection of contagious ideas.
Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com
Author, Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme
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Gatherer, D. (Derek)
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Subject: RE: RE: Fwd: Thinking Like a Chimp
Scott:
Jungian arguments about how a complex can take control over someone (akin to
demonic possession) are similar to memetic puppet string arguments.
Derek:
Indeed the case. With memeticists of the puppeteering school adding that
the string pulling entities are somehow contagious.
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