Re: virus: Maxims

Joe E. Dees (joedees@bellsouth.net)
Mon, 10 May 1999 22:32:42 -0500

From:           	"David McFadzean" <morpheus@lucifer.com>
To:             	<virus@lucifer.com>
Subject:        	Re: virus: Maxims
Date sent:      	Mon, 10 May 1999 20:44:11 -0600
Send reply to:  	virus@lucifer.com

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tim Rhodes <proftim@speakeasy.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 8:28 PM
>
> > Obviously, "What the hell is this Level thing you guys keep agruing over?"
> needs
> > to be on the list. Along with "What is a meme?", "What's wrong with
> believing
> > in God?" and "Why a religion then?"
>
What about, "Why is our root metaphor for memes viruses rather than genes?"
>
> Excellent start. I'm going to be away on business (in Houston) for the next
> week but I will try to keep in touch via my hotmail account.
>
> For what it's worth, I fully support KMO's maxim initiative. It might be
> interesting to cast it in terms of a game of Nomic.
>
> David
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