RE: virus: Angelica de Meme
Wright, James 7929 (Jwright@phelpsd.com)
Mon, 07 Apr 97 10:03:00 EDT
Tad wrote:
>
>Enough talking... just nominate me for the Nobel Peace Prize.<
Ironic that the inventor of dynamite created such an institution.
>
>You mean you haven't read the VotM yet?!<
Not yet.Trying to get enough time in one place to buy it and read it. I'm
going on (yet another) business trip tomorrow, so I won't be likely to
find it this week either.
>The BIG question is still open. It was raised by David McF in response
to
>Richard's "people who know the first thing about memetics".
>(R) The first thing to know about memetics is to hide harmful memes.
>(D) The second thing to know about memetics is that hiding harmful memes
is
>not a solution.
>(T) The third thing to know about memetics is that hiding harmful memes,
you
>secretly use, appears useful.
Perhaps there is a fourth:
(j) Ad hominem insinuations need not be demonstrable to be repeatable.
Cheers!
james