Re: Knowledge, Memes and Sensory Perception

From: Philip Jonkers (PHILIPJONKERS@prodigy.net)
Date: Wed Jan 16 2002 - 08:57:54 GMT

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From: "Philip Jonkers" <PHILIPJONKERS@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: Knowledge, Memes and Sensory Perception
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    ???:
    >>As for why phrenology is not more popular in this
    day of feng shui, your
    >>guess is as good as mine.

    Keith:
    >I said why just above. Phrenology tried to become a
    meme within the
    >collection of science memes. It failed to pass the
    test. Ergo.

    By the same token the people should discard with
    astrology, tarot cards, cristal bolls, fortune cookies
    and stuff like that too. But they don't. Why, that's
    because they are use very compelling memes just as
    religion. They offer a false sense of security just
    as religion. Something which most people truly
    crave for and phoney systems like horoscopes jump in
    on...

    Philip.

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