RE: What the hell is a false meme? (was: Re: virus: Destroying CoV)
Vicki Rosenzweig (rosenzweig@hq.acm.org)
Thu, 06 Feb 97 16:45:00 PST
If you prefer, we could say that some memes conform to observed
reality more closely than others. However, while it may be useful in
memetic terms to analyze how well the meme "the Earth is flat"
persisted after the first proofs that the Earth is a sphere, it's useful for
a lot of purposes to point out that "the Earth is flat" is a false
statement.
Even in memetic terms, it's relevant that people will continue to host
memes that contradict available evidence.
Vicki
rosenzweig@acm.org
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From: owner-virus
To: virus
Subject: What the hell is a false meme? (was: Re: virus: Destroying CoV)
Date: Thursday, February 06, 1997 11:04PM
Dave paped traced David R. saying this:
>These memes can be true or false
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No matter how do you see a meme, as a metaphor or as an independent
entity, how could the adjective true\false be stamped on it? It's like
saying thoughts are green, ain't it?
No smartass answers on this one, PLEASE.
Lior.