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Subject:	Re: memes (Was: Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Sun, 5 Mar 2000 00:26:12 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. It might have been an essay, but it was a good one :) Thanks for this - I understand your previous message now! The meme-meme is an easy one to grasp but hard to master. I can't say I've mastered it yet, but I do find it interesting :) Richard

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		Re: memes (Was: Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
(...) In addition to religions, some of the more fascinating memes (IMHO) include Internet hoaxes or urban legends -- for example the so-called "Good Times Virus" hoax or the so-called "Mrs. Fields' Cookies Rcecipe" messages. It's fascinating how (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: memes (Was: Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
(...) Right off, I'm not able to recall much from reading Dawkins (it was half my lifetime ago.) So anything I take issue with doesn't refer to his book. I'd probably benefit from reading it now! (But I've got a pile of new Stephen Jay Gould and (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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