Re: virus: Experimental memes. was:Random thoughts & more poor

Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Tue, 18 Aug 1998 01:02:51 -0700


Richard Brodie:

>The great kid Nate Hall wrote:
><<It must be information that replicates in other minds. If you invented
>negative numbers on your own then took it to the grave with you, it
>would not be a meme, just a potential meme up until the die you died.>>
>
>And so if you have no children, your DNA contains no genes?

*****WARNING: STRAWMAN ALERT!!!*****

Were did _your_ DNA come from? If you gained it from replication (your
parents) than it has already qualified as "genes" regardless of what you do
with during your own lifetime.

Really, Richard! You thought we'd let that slide on by?!?

-Prof. Tim