Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id LAA12579 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 6 Feb 2001 11:09:42 GMT Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 16:37:11 +0530 (IST) From: Dr Able Lawrence <able@sgpgi.ac.in> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Gemetica and the creation of 'gemes'. In-Reply-To: <81E5F727841DD211A5FD0008C728DB7B02BA36FF@campusx1.tue.nl> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10102061624370.18043-100000@sushrut.sgpgi.ac.in> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Dont stir dead souls!!
The duality of nature, ie matter energy duality was a problem as old as
philosophy. Philosophy always had two schools for the same.
In westarn philosophy, the duality of nature
matter energy duality
body mind/soul duality
In westarn thought the duality predominated leading to concepts like soul.
Matter was considered static and inanimate where as all movement and life
was thought to require something extraneous called energy.
On the other hand the predominat school in ancient India the predominat
school was adwaita which can be translalted from Sanskrit as non-duality
championed by Aadishankara who lived in 8th century. He was born in
Ernakulam district of Kerala and traveled the length and breadth of what
is mofern India. The first person to unify India atleast intellectually.
But simultaneously there existed a school of dwaita philosophy.
But leaving aside the philosophical argument science has settled the
argument of mind /matter duality once and for all in favour of nonduality
of matter and energy. ie they are one and the same.
Since the concept of soul has arose from ther belief that our body was
`dead` matter and required external energy to keep it alive.
Now we know that life consists of interlinked biochemical reactions
whic are in dynamic equilibrium .
Since even the individual atom is not truly dead and indeed quite active,
we dont have to invoke dead souls!
Our discussions should not drift into pseudoscientific and paranormal
territory.
Able
On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Ruis, J.J.C.M. wrote:
> Dear members,
>
> We differentiate 'genes' and 'memes'.
>
> I define 'genes' as physical/material sets of information with the
> intention/goal to natural reproduction.
>
> I define 'memes' as ideal/virtual sets of information with the
> intention/goal to cultural reproduction.
>
> Both of sets are in cooperation/competition with each other using human body
> and human mind.
>
> This interaction leads to the creation of 'gemes'. These gemes are the
> motivation for human acting.
>
> Today I want to introduce the word 'Gemetica' or 'Gemetics'. This regards
> the research of the creation and acting of gemes.
>
> It has to do with the relation between nature and culture, body and mind,
> emotion and ratio, and so on.
>
> The gemes are closely related to the what we call the soul.
>
> With kind regards,
>
> Jules Ruis.
>
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> Fractal Design and Consulting (Fracdecon) Group,
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> E-mail: J.J.C.M.Ruis@tue.nl
> Eindhoven University of Technology
> tel. +31 (0)40 247 52 22
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> Sent: 6 februari 2001 04.07 uur
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Senior Resident
Clinical Immunology
SGPGIMS, Lucknow
able@sgpgi.ac.in
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