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Salice:
> >Well yes, but still. These crazy folks on the island select which
> >memes they use and believe in.. with their brains. There's no
> >outside force which does the selection.
That depends how you define 'outside'. Memes may enter the brain from
outside from the results of some kind of communication. Once inside they
may affect the host in such a way as to alter its behavior in favor of
selecting
kin-related memes. Religions and cults work according to that notorious
scheme. Such memes come from other hosts residing outside, in particular
if the memes are contained in written documents. Another example is when
during WWII both warring parties try to influence the
enemy by sending airplanes over enemy territory to toss out propaganda
leaflets. It seems to me a clear case of memes from outside interfering with
selection forces regarded strictly private by you.
Philip.
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