Re: Is Suicide Contagious? A Case Study in Applied Memetics

From: Robin Faichney (robin@reborntechnology.co.uk)
Date: Thu Apr 12 2001 - 19:51:16 BST

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    On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 10:24:51AM -0700, J. R. Molloy wrote:
    >
    > Useless hypotheses:
    > consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
    > analog computing, cultural relativism

    In what sense is either philosophy or analog computing an hypothesis?

    (I'd question the hypothetical nature of some of the others, too, but
    these seem the most obvious examples.) 

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