Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id PAA17348 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Fri, 20 Apr 2001 15:42:43 +0100 Message-ID: <007d01c0c9a7$76217740$405c2a42@jrmolloy> From: "J. R. Molloy" <jr@shasta.com> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> References: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745DC8@inchna.stir.ac.uk> Subject: Re: memes and sexuality Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 07:36:25 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Well, I think it's more than slightly questionable, but we'll let that one
> lie. Certainly your other point is right, but indicative of just how many
> idealistic and politically correct ideologues are out there, given the
> responses to evolutionary psychology from some quarters.
>
> Vincent
Yes, evolutionary psychology, if it does nothing else, at least provides a way
of identifying PC ideologues by their protests. The PC meme system competes
with religion as an impediment to human progress.
Best regards,
--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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