Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id JAA13122 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Sun, 14 Jan 2001 09:13:09 GMT Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 21:57:38 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: DNA Culture .... Trivia? Message-ID: <20010112215738.A2288@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745BC4@inchna.stir.ac.uk> <B6847821.6873%bbenzon@mindspring.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <B6847821.6873%bbenzon@mindspring.com>; from bbenzon@mindspring.com on Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 09:42:42AM -0500 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 09:42:42AM -0500, William Benzon wrote:
>
> Their favorite stories seem to be about religion and cultures. And the
> stories they tell indicate that they have a very shallow conception of human
> nature and society. The orthodox memetic position is that the most
> important thing about religion is that it is irrational. That's what they
> want to explain. How do they explain it? By saying those pesky memes are
> working juju on the minds of otherwise unsuspecting adults.
>
> That's a pathetic explanation. It tells me these people simply do not have
> any deep conception of human nature. They aren't interested in explaining
> human behavior. Rather, they want to explain it away by palming it off on
> memes.
I think you're absolutely right regarding that "explanation" of religion
and the people who propound it. But I'd like to see you try to back up
your claim that it's "the orthodox memetic position".
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