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3/16/03 11:26:56 AM

blazing metaphors

Corollary: A collection of metaphors chosen by one group, is followed by repeated efforts to kill off members of another group (with slightly different ones) - an observable characteristic of the only example extant of this life phenomenon, at least among the most imaginative of the creatures. (Who are like us - therefore must be important)

See Dawkins 1976 and Dennett 1991 for discussions of memes and how they propagate and compete.

cordially,

"Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist."

Post #88,759

3/17/03 12:33:37 AM

Good reminder..

IIRC he had a bit of a blast with the faith dysfunction, though certainly not denying.. the also plentiful endorphins one experiences with guilty pleasures -
Like -- as someone once quoted from that neat dead language -- "Certuum est quia impossibile est". It is certain because it is impossible. Mayhaps an explanation for the marlowe-phantasm's Digital-faith in Peace Through Massive Bombardment _{cha cha cha}

Also Hofstadter on viral sentences and self-replicating structures (not sure if that was in GEB or elsewhere) - surely a Registry-cleaner for overloaded neuron agglomerations..

But then, is there really anything new (The Hundredth Monkey) under our virus-attracting conceptual-Sun -?- "Give me a child until it is six and I'll fuck up the little sucker for life.." to coin a phrase.

Ashton
Is The Rev Foulwell a Holygram or a dEvil Dog (spelled backwards is fun)
Is the catalog of all works in the library to contain 'The Catalog' ?
(Or must we perform asanas to the ^meta?)
Is we edjaKatin our Yout yet?

WHO virus warning update, it has spread to canada - (boxley) - (49) - March 15, 2003, 10:28:18 AM EST

Yes. this is big news up here today. - (jake123) - March 15, 2003, 11:16:33 AM EST

Scary - (ben_tilly) - (6) - March 15, 2003, 11:55:50 AM EST

CDC (typical conservative) response - (tseliot) - (4) - March 15, 2003, 11:38:57 AM EST

How do you assess the risk? - (ben_tilly) - (3) - March 15, 2003, 01:27:41 PM EST

Next week will tell the tale - (jake123) - (2) - March 15, 2003, 01:47:49 PM EST

I wouldn't worry about Toronto - (ben_tilly) - (1) - March 15, 2003, 09:59:52 PM EST

I'm not... yet. - (jake123) - March 15, 2003, 11:41:58 PM EST

Yes, this is not good, not good at all - (jake123) - March 15, 2003, 11:50:34 AM EST

and so it begins - (rcareaga) - (38) - March 15, 2003, 02:16:49 PM EST

Well..I actually *understand* it... - (ben_tilly) - (37) - March 15, 2003, 09:47:43 PM EST

as useful as Navaho traditions - (boxley) - March 15, 2003, 10:13:39 PM EST

We may be speaking at cross-purposes... - (rcareaga) - (35) - March 15, 2003, 10:17:53 PM EST

No, not animist, analist would be more apt :) -NT - (boxley) - (19) - March 15, 2003, 10:20:53 PM EST

Re: No, not animist, analist would be more apt :) - (rcareaga) - (18) - March 15, 2003, 10:27:37 PM EST

your description of what others might think of you - (boxley) - (17) - March 15, 2003, 10:34:29 PM EST

The "Viega" tag.. - (rcareaga) - (16) - March 15, 2003, 10:45:10 PM EST

no problem I find it amusing and that is the only criteria - (boxley) - (7) - March 15, 2003, 11:07:39 PM EST

why then, if it amuses you - (rcareaga) - (1) - March 15, 2003, 11:28:31 PM EST

thank you sir for your understanding -NT - (boxley) - March 15, 2003, 11:30:07 PM EST

Well.. I guess it might amuse me that - (Ashton) - (4) - March 16, 2003, 06:09:35 AM EST

I would have thought by now you of all people - (boxley) - (3) - March 16, 2003, 10:30:22 AM EST

Who He? - (Ashton) - (2) - March 16, 2003, 11:07:27 PM EST

inna movie i sentya :-) busy lad ashton -NT - (boxley) - (1) - March 17, 2003, 12:07:04 AM EST

Well.. yeah: the Worm in the Apple, or maybe the asp - (Ashton) - March 17, 2003, 12:59:08 AM EST

since I feel sorry for ya Viega - (boxley) - (7) - March 17, 2003, 12:17:52 AM EST

Re: since I feel sorry for ya Viega - (rcareaga) - (4) - March 17, 2003, 01:15:06 AM EST

Joys of the unfettered associative-brain: - (Ashton) - (1) - March 17, 2003, 01:28:18 AM EST

Re: Joys of the unfettered associative-brain: - (rcareaga) - March 17, 2003, 01:42:15 AM EST

since I only heard it, it sounds like Viega with a bad Irish - (boxley) - (1) - March 17, 2003, 02:02:42 PM EST

socialist? hardly - (rcareaga) - March 17, 2003, 06:02:46 PM EST

Nit - (Silverlock) - March 17, 2003, 02:05:49 PM EST

Romolo Valli - (deSitter) - March 17, 2003, 02:17:14 PM EST

We may indeed be speaking at cross-purposes - (ben_tilly) - (14) - March 15, 2003, 10:46:48 PM EST

huh?? - (rcareaga) - (12) - March 15, 2003, 10:49:54 PM EST

Quite simply... - (ben_tilly) - (11) - March 15, 2003, 11:12:59 PM EST

Re: Quite simply... - (rcareaga) - (10) - March 15, 2003, 11:24:26 PM EST

pick up yer local copy of the bible - (boxley) - March 15, 2003, 11:29:16 PM EST

You seem to have missed the point - (ben_tilly) - (8) - March 15, 2003, 11:52:12 PM EST

Re: You seem to have missed the point - (rcareaga) - (1) - March 16, 2003, 12:14:15 AM EST

I think that I have read enough evolution theory for now... - (ben_tilly) - March 16, 2003, 06:03:26 PM EST

Methinks the hypothesis could not be tested. - (Ashton) - (5) - March 16, 2003, 07:22:33 AM EST

In other words, it's a statement of faith. -NT - (jake123) - March 16, 2003, 09:31:54 AM EST

blazing metaphors - (rcareaga) - (1) - March 16, 2003, 11:26:56 AM EST

Good reminder.. - (Ashton) - March 17, 2003, 12:33:37 AM EST

What value do you seek from the hypothesis? - (ben_tilly) - (1) - March 16, 2003, 06:07:08 PM EST

You might wish to be careful re the assumption that - (Ashton) - March 17, 2003, 01:30:54 AM EST

Re: We may indeed be speaking at cross-purposes - (deSitter) - March 15, 2003, 11:48:00 PM EST

Iraq must've launched one of its bio-weapons. -NT - (mmoffitt) - March 15, 2003, 07:35:11 PM EST

New case in Toronto - (jake123) - March 17, 2003, 02:41:21 PM EST

5 out of 7, perfect.
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