Re: Labels for memes

From: Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Date: Mon Jan 29 2001 - 18:38:22 GMT

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    <<<Yes, (Dawkins and Dennett) both clarified their earlier thoughts in
    later works. Remember this is solely an issue of the definition of one
    word, not an argument over the memetics model. In any case, it seems
    fitting to name things after the people who invented them.>>>

    Or after anyone other than Aaron Lynch, that is. ;-)

    -Tim

    "Our lives improve only when we take chances -- and the first and most
    difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves." --Walter
    Anderson

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    Tim Rhodes
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    Eyes, Ears & Memes, SIL2K
    Strategic Improv Laboratories 2000
    www.sil2k.org
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