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

From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Tue Apr 17 2001 - 16:34:28 BST

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    > I'm tempted to suggest the hypothesis that as one gets older the brain
    > becomes more dysfunctional, but that would be JR bringing out the worst in
    > me...
    >
    > Vincent

    Thanks Vincent. I'd like to see you at your worst. τΏτ
    (This isn't it, right?)

    But of course you're correct... brain dysfunction does correlate to age.

    --J. R.

    Useless hypotheses:
     consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
    analog computing, cultural relativism

         Everything that can happen has already happened, not just once,
         but an infinite number of times, and will continue to do so forever.
         (Everything that can happen = more than anyone can imagine.)

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