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At 01:08 AM 22/01/02 -0500, "Francesca S. Alcorn" <unicorn@greenepa.net>
wrote:
>I have been thinking about Aaron's idea that we should dispose of the word
>meme, and call them replicators.
I have often mentioned in my writing that you could replace "meme" with
"replicating information pattern." Replicator is the inclusive class that
incorporates genes, memes and computer viruses. Meme though is a short
handy word and does not have much baggage (outside of meme discussion
groups that is).
Keith Henson
>Then we could look at the process of replication, and how ubiquitous it
>is. So I dug out my copy of Three Scientists and Their Gods, which IIRC,
>Ed Fredkin is talking about information theory and the whole universe is a
>computer. It strikes me that in his own way he is looking at a sort of
>Grand Unifying Theory of replication of information. I am going to go
>back and read it again, and wondered if anyone else has read it too, what
>your thoughts were.
>
>frankie
>
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