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From: "Francesca S. Alcorn" <unicorn@greenepa.net>
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Subject: RE: Scientology
>Hi Salice,
>
>> > Can *any* of us tell the difference between what
is "real" and what
>>> is a meme? We carry around in our brains a "map"
of reality based on
>>> our experiences, our ideas and our attributional
style. No two
>>> people's maps of the world are the same, and to
borrow a concept from
>>> semantics, the map is *not* the territory.
>>
>>I think there is still a difference because not all
sensory information
>>consists of memes.
>
>
>How about: Not all sensory information *produces* a
meme?
Yeah, that's better. Indeed, it's precisely
the question if perceived information is
interesting enough to be processed and transmitted
to the next meme-host. A lot of perception dies a
silent death (gossip memes are not among the nominees,
mundane perception of scenery however does). This
is no less than a good thing because we have
only limited time and energy to process and transmit
possible perceptions that ultimately lead to memes.
We have to be selective, nature compels.
Phil.
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