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

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    On 12 Apr 2001, at 19:51, Robin Faichney wrote:

    > 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.)
    >
    Yeah, such as the apodictically self-evident experience of qualia,
    self-conscious awareness, and free will.
    BTW, J.R., How's the Salvia hanging?
    > --
    > Robin Faichney
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