RE: virus: A memetic revelation

Richard Brodie (RBrodie@brodietech.com)
Thu, 11 Sep 1997 20:15:17 -0700

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On Thursday, September 11, 1997 1:29 PM, David McFadzean [SMTP:david@lucifer.com] wrote:
> At 12:09 PM 9/11/97 -0700, Richard Brodie wrote:
> >On Friday, September 5, 1997 11:21 AM, David McFadzean [SMTP:david@kumo.com] wrote:
> >> My point is that I can believe in
> >> your "god" and remain an atheist while many (most?) self-proclaimed
> >> theists wouldn't consider their god to be yours any more than they
> >> would identify their god with TV or the internet. Why do you call
> >> the human memetic superorganism "God"?
> >
> >Good brand-name recognition.
>
> So why didn't you call your company Microsoft?

They have more lawyers than God -- and more money!

Richard Brodie RBrodie@brodietech.com http://www.brodietech.com/rbrodie
Author, VIRUS OF THE MIND: The New Science of the Meme
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