Re: Dawkins View

From: Kenneth Van Oost (Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be)
Date: Mon Sep 17 2001 - 20:14:46 BST

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Subject: Re: Dawkins View
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 21:14:46 +0200
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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Andrew S. LORD(SED) <A.S.Lord@shu.ac.uk>
    To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
    Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 10:33 PM
    Subject: Re: Dawkins View

    > this could be an example of a deliberate application of a variation on the
    werther effect (suicide
    > spates: see jom:emit paper) via martyrdom setting the example for the
    jihadi to follow
    >
    > apparently some people are willing to down their lives in order to get
    into heaven

    Hi Andrew,

    Werther effect !? Suicide spates !?
    Please elaborate... I don 't understand this.

    Thanks,

    Kenneth

    ( I am ,because we are)

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