Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id BAA21143 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Sun, 22 Apr 2001 01:10:45 +0100 X-Originating-IP: [209.240.220.183] From: "Scott Chase" <ecphoric@hotmail.com> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: The Status of Memetics as a Science Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 20:06:51 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F67PNXRPmcarcR4ZDgC00010133@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Apr 2001 00:06:51.0657 (UTC) FILETIME=[21D5DF90:01C0CAC0] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>From: Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org>
>Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>Subject: Re: The Status of Memetics as a Science
>Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 20:36:07 +0100
>
>On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 04:54:41PM -0700, J. R. Molloy wrote:
> > From: "Lawrence DeBivort" <debivort@umd5.umd.edu>
> > > I find little difficulty in distinguishing religion from memetics.
>Memetics
> > > models and tracks the spread of ideas and beliefs. Religion is
>composed of
> > > beliefs (whether they are 'correct' or not). At a mimimum, then,
>memetics is
> > > meta to religion.
> >
> > In further support of your excellent comments, I'd add that memetics is
>to
> > religion as science is to faith.
>
>How does faith in memetics as a science fit in there?
>
>
Good point. Very good point.
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