Re: "Smoking" Memes

From: Dr Kevin Reiling (k.reiling@staffs.ac.uk)
Date: Mon Oct 29 2001 - 08:15:55 GMT

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From: Dr Kevin Reiling <k.reiling@staffs.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 08:15:55 +0000
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    A thought, re smoking.
    Most of the deaths attributed to smoking, whilst premature, are usually
    "post-reproductive" ie after genes have been passed to
    offspring, consequently pressure may not be as high as imagined. Thus
    in the genetic sense, smoking is possible not a good example of a
    "bad", counter-genetic meme.

    Dr. Kevin Reiling
    Staffordshire University
    ST4 2DE 01782 294746

    These views do not necessarily express those of the University

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