RE: Verbal memeticism

From: Lawrence DeBivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 27 2001 - 20:56:18 GMT

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From: "Lawrence DeBivort" <debivort@umd5.umd.edu>
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Subject: RE: Verbal memeticism
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    I think this is too broad a defintion of 'memetic.' Verbalizations, in my
    view, are only memetic if they have self-dissemination and self-protection
    characteristics. Techncology, disseminated and adopted can, yes, have
    memetic properties, as can symbols/icons/logos, works of art, etc.

    Lawrence

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    > Not only is everything verbal memetic, but everything
    > technological possesses a memetic component, as well.

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