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Post #88,684
by rcareaga
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3/16/03 11:26:56 AM
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New 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
by Ashton
3/17/03 12:33:37 AM
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New 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

Your entire eulogy was just your bartender telling a coroner, "Yeah, I think that's Britney."
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