Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id MAA00901 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:44:23 +0100 Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:27:42 +0100 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: The Demise of a Meme Message-ID: <20010329112742.A1098@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <20010328135354.AAA3134@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]>; <20010328201113.G11214@reborntechnology.co.uk> <3AC1F2D6.10068.678A4@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: <3AC1F2D6.10068.678A4@localhost>; from joedees@bellsouth.net on Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 02:19:02PM -0600 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 02:19:02PM -0600, joedees@bellsouth.net wrote:
> On 28 Mar 2001, at 20:11, Robin Faichney wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 08:53:46AM -0500, Wade T.Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > And, yes, if anyone could come up with an experiment to determine
> > > memelessness that is humane, I'd love to know about it.
> >
> > Try meditation. Of course that will only convince the experimenter,
> > but surely one is better than none?
> >
> Emptyheadedness as a goal simply fails to interest me.
If it was mere emptyheadedness, it wouldn't interest anyone, would it?
What puzzles me is why you don't wonder what people see in it. Unless,
of course, all that interests you is feeling superior.
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