Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id AAA18169 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Fri, 23 Mar 2001 00:53:26 GMT X-Originating-IP: [209.240.220.191] From: "Scott Chase" <ecphoric@hotmail.com> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: RE: The Demise of a Meme Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 19:49:50 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F174CCCEbN1cI9RL75Q0000c83a@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Mar 2001 00:49:50.0970 (UTC) FILETIME=[2AD54DA0:01C0B333] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
>Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
>Subject: RE: The Demise of a Meme
>Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:35:27 -0000
>
>Yes, but Galileo's life was at stake over the principles which he troubled
>over sticking to, but he did so in the end.
>
>Professional death can be another risk- like that bloke who came up with
>continental drift, or Alvarez's catastrophism theory over the dinosaurs
>extinction- but such people stick to to their theories, and those who turn
>out to be right we celebrate their determination, those who turn out to
>bewrong we condemn their obstinacy.
>
>Then of course there's Scopes monkey trial.
>
>
I watched "Inherit the Wind" fairly recently.
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