Is it possible to simply make a restatement, ie. one that does not change the semantic values of the words contained within it ?
Craig
I think, therefor I am changing
joe dees wrote:
> At Mon, 8 Feb 1999 23:44:17 -0800, you wrote:
> >
> >Man, another Level-3er joining the list. Is this snowballing or what?
> >
> >Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com http://www.brodietech.com/rbrodie/
> >Author, "Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme"
> >http://www.brodietech.com/rbrodie/votm.htm
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-virus@lucifer.com [mailto:owner-virus@lucifer.com]On Behalf
> >Of Craig Dolan-Betney
> >Sent: Monday, February 8, 1999 7:50 PM
> >To: virus@lucifer.com
> >Subject: virus: Reality (ref's to "truth at all costs" + "GBoA"
> >
> >
> >Please be patient as this is my first time.
> >
> >It seems to me that everyone has their own concept of reality (their
> >meme set), and most if not all want to believe this to be closer to the
> >absolute reality (the truth) than anybody else's. I find myself enjoying
> >CoV because it's members are people who have embraced this concept (or
> >meme complex) into their own meme set and therefor are willing to learn
> >other peoples memes if this brings them closer to the truth.
> >
> >The problem everyone faces is how to be objective with their meme set
> >since it is the mechanism through which we try to be objective, i.e.
> >how to think about a meme without the memes that are active within that
> >area of your meme set affecting you.
> >
> >Any "bible" is presented to its users as an ideal model for their meme
> >set (it's memes claim to represent "the truth"). If CoV was to produce a
> >"bible" I would insist on being open for peer review and any publishing
> >being version numbered to emphasize the point that "the truth" is not
> >yet known (and may never be) though we try to get closer with each
> >evolution in our thinking.
>
> Is't this simply a restatement of the scientific enterprise?
>
> >from Craig
> >
> >You cannot learn the truth without unlearning the untruth
> >If you believe you know the truth, I don't trust you, you would have to
> >know everything.
> >If you think you may know some of the truth I'm willing to reason with
> >you.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Joe E. Dees
> Poet, Pagan, Philosopher
>
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