Re: Rights and Morality: The Primethic Decision

From: Keith Elis ('Hagbard Celine') (hagbard@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Wed Oct 01 1997 - 12:08:32 MDT


Gary Lloyd wrote:

> >Michael Lorrey wrote:
> >Morality is a result of a culture's memetic system. How well that
> >culture survives and grows is a result of how closely the memetically
> >established morality system dovetails with prosurvival activities.
>
> Before responding to your post, I would like a precise definition of
> "memetic." I have seen this term several times since subscribing to this
> list, and I think I know what it means, but it isn't in my dictionary.
>

Dawkins on memes:

http://moray.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/~jem/meme.html

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