Almost all academics try to speak from authority.  But I expect that
if memetics is going to become a science it will have to be accepted by
the scientists.  I never met an academic who didn't believe religiously
in what he through was "the Truth."  You no doubt have similar feelings
about the Truth of  your church.
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Hey!  Do you think there are no academics on this list?  Why don't you
objectify us a little more?  Who, exactly do you think the "scientists"
are?  Why do you insist on propagating "us-vs.-them" memes?
I, for one, tend to discount everything I think.
Reed
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  Reed Konsler                        konsler@ascat.harvard.edu
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