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A meme identifies ideas or beliefs that are transmitted from one person or group of people to another. The concept comes from an analogy: as [[Gene|genes]] transmit biological information, memes can be said to transmit idea and belief information. | A meme identifies ideas, practices or beliefs that are transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another (from one person or group of people to another person or group of people). It identifies a basic unit of cultural information. The concept comes from an analogy: as [[Gene|genes]] transmit biological information, memes can be said to transmit idea and belief information. | ||
== Reconstruct a Mind == | == Reconstruct a Mind == | ||
Revision as of 16:15, 16 February 2011
A meme identifies ideas, practices or beliefs that are transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another (from one person or group of people to another person or group of people). It identifies a basic unit of cultural information. The concept comes from an analogy: as genes transmit biological information, memes can be said to transmit idea and belief information.
Reconstruct a Mind
Can we (re-)construct minds from different parts or pieces ? Is there a blueprint for a soul (whatever that is)? If genes are blueprints used to construct bodies, then maybe memes can be considered as blueprints to construct minds.
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- Wikipedia entry for meme
