RE: virus: Angelica de Meme

D. H. Rosdeitcher (76473.3041@compuserve.com)
02 Apr 97 21:22:25 EST


James wrote:
>David R. considers objectivism to be a desirable meme-complex;
>he advocates that objectivism will (eventually) conquer cyberspace. The
>Web is at least partially wider aware of Objectivism through his efforts
>on this list, and presumably elsewhere. The prevalence of cult-religious,
>commercial non-ideological and absolutely absurd personal web pages makes
>this a difficult demonstration indeed, at least in the short run (current
>experience).

No, James. It can be demonstrated that objective ideas dominate cyberspace. For
instance, Tad's observation that this list seems less mystical than before
coincides with my impression that, unlike when I first came on CoV, I no longer
have this feeling of fighting the current, as people no longer attack me or
objectivism, except in an indirect, subtle way. And, the internet cult/religions
like the Hale-Bopp people entice people with notions like, "time to shed your
container". This is an axiomatically flawed concept since it implies separation
between mind and body. I could make a really sick joke about which ideas
"survive" through natural selection.
-David