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Re: memes (Was: Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 4 Mar 2000 22:47:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Erik Olson writes:
> [...]
> Anyway, it's time to wrap up this essay. I think there is a time to
> label something a meme, but only when you want to emphasize its
> propogation and nothing deeper.
Ya, that's what I meant earlier when I mentioned that religions were memes.
I'm always curious how religions manage to propagate themselves. Thus, it
doesn't seem surprising to me that a religion with a first commandment in
which its deity disavows the existence of other deities would end up being
a dominant player in the religions market.
--Todd
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