Re: Darwinizing Culture: The Status of Memetics as a Science

From: Scott Chase (ecphoric@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Apr 19 2001 - 00:17:00 BST

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From: "Scott Chase" <ecphoric@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Darwinizing Culture: The Status of Memetics as a Science
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    >From: "J. R. Molloy" <jr@shasta.com>
    >Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
    >To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
    >Subject: Re: Darwinizing Culture: The Status of Memetics as a Science
    >Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:26:39 -0700
    >
    >From: "Scott Chase" <ecphoric@hotmail.com>
    > > Religion is typically about following after entities which possibly
    >don't
    > > even exist. Memetics could be in the same ballpark, but I wonder if this
    > > means memetics too is dangerous and insiduous.
    >
    >Do you mean to imply that memetics is a meme?
    >Or a religion?
    >
    >
    You missed the part about following after entities which possibly don't even
    exist? That's the parallel. Draw your own concusions.

    Memetics sets a distinction into the mindbrains of adherents, leading to
    interpretation of behavior through a meme-biased set of lenses.

    I notice you've avoided replying to my dismantling of your sig line, again.
    You've no sense for the historical and unique. Pity.

    [...]

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