Re: virus: Angelica de Meme

Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Sat, 5 Apr 1997 11:47:08 -0800 (PST)


On Fri, 4 Apr 1997, Tadeusz Niwinski wrote:

> Tim wrote:
> >Can we all conspire to put a capital "M" on memetics?
>
> Sounds quite constructive to me. Here is my contribution. Let's clear our
> assumptions:
>
> (1) Do we all believe reality exists?
> (2) Do we believe we are conscious of this reality?
> (3) Do we believe we are capable of learning about this reality?

This is a contribution? "M" for "memetics" not "R" for reality, Tad. I
get the feeling that if you were around when mankind was first learning
how to tame fire, you would be the one asking if fire existed independent
of our understanding of it, while some of us were out gathering kindling.

Let me rephrase what, I'm sure, you meant to say, Tad:

(1) Do we all believe memes exist?
(2) Do we believe we are conscious of these memes?
(3) Do we believe we are capable of learning about these memes?

A wonderful start, Tad. Thank you for your contribution.

-Prof. Tim