From: Ben Houston (ben@exocortex.org)
Date: Tue Jun 12 2001 - 09:53:03 MDT
Hi Cris,
Here's a page with lots of information on memetics along with some
complementary information on evolutionary epistemology:
http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/MEMES.html
http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/EVOLEPIST.html
I suspect that memetic attractors are simple models that have predictive
value.
(Yes, I'm quote from this website constantly but I've been reading it a
lot lately and I'm finding it to be really useful ideas.)
Cheers,
-ben houston
http://www.exocortex.org/~ben
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-sl4@sysopmind.com [mailto:owner-sl4@sysopmind.com] On Behalf
Of Cris Solar
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 8:52 AM
To: sl4@sysopmind.com
Subject: Re: Coercive Transhuman Memes and Exponential Cults
I'd like to know more about the concept of memetic attractor..any
pointers??
thanx in advance!
----- Original Message -----
From: Durant Schoon <durant@ilm.com>
To: <sl4@sysopmind.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 2:07 AM
Subject: Re: Coercive Transhuman Memes and Exponential Cults
>
> > From: Gordon Worley <redbird@rbisland.cx>
> > To: sl4@sysopmind.com
> >
> > no good reason why they wouldn't continue to get into trouble. If
> > these cult things take off, maybe they'll kill themselves off and
all
> > that will be left are those smart enough to tell a helpful meme from
> > a dangerous one.
>
> But why is that more likely than being inundated by highly effective
> replicating groups of memes?
>
> > Or, maybe Eliezer is trying to start a Friendliness cult and he's
> > really a transhuman but isn't telling us. ;-P
>
> Yes, Friendliness is a surprisingly strong memetic attractor :-)
>
> --
> Durant Schoon
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