Re: Knowledge, Memes and Sensory Perception

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Date: Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:23:41 GMT

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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 19:23:41 -0500
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From: "Francesca S. Alcorn" <unicorn@greenepa.net>
Subject: Re: Knowledge, Memes and Sensory Perception
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    >At 02:21 PM 11/01/02 -0500, you wrote:
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    >>
    >>> But the memes themselves can be used for other purposes
    >>
    >>And just how is the use of a meme different from the meme itself?
    >>
    >>
    > >- Wade

    The use of a meme depends on the context in which it is embedded.
    (Memeplex?) For instance a meme of intolerance may result in one
    group isolating itself from society at large (the amish) or jihad. I
    am not a geneticist, but I assume that there is some sort of genetic
    analog here.

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