The following comments employ the use of a hypothetical construct, a conceptual model called the "meme", and not necessarily a literal entity: Minds infected...
Hi Les, < Meanwhile, like substances of abuse, religiosity and FW may make their owners feel better but it costs not only these faith junkies too dearly but...
... Fred: And thanks for your insightful comments. You establish a powerful commonsense connection between supernatural thinking and its disastrous effects in...
Hi Ken, Thanks for your feedback: < I wouldn't worry too much about your sister; she's forced to be the way she is, period. The determinants you're attempting...
... Fred: I'm interested in hearing your objections to the Tenets. But even more importantly, I'd like you to consider the possibility that you could work very...
Ken, You have made sensible points certainly worth considering. Before making a decision, I'll email you about where I'm at regarding CFN's tenets -- it seems...
Fred: I neglected to point out my motive for the borderline harassment I'm subjecting you to(!) : I think you'd be an excellent advocate for the part of...
Ken, I certainly have not experienced your comments as an anything like harassment -- on the contrary, they have been helpful and appreciated. :) And thank you...
Fred, I would like to request that you post your promised email to Ken in our group; afterall, this is the kind of thing it's all about, the sharing of ideas. ...
Hi Les, I sent the email to Ken yesterday. I have no problem with sending it to you too, and will do so as soon as I make this post. In the 3 years I have been...
From "Dawkins thinks atheism will save us <http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/29/RVGEILSBO41.DTL\ &type=books> " Q: If the memetic theory of...
From http://www.evolutionnews.org/2006/10/who_wrote_richard_dawkinss_new.html <http://www.evolutionnews.org/2006/10/who_wrote_richard_dawkinss_new.htm\ l> ...
The Basil's Car example is brilliant. I wonder if Dawkins got from reading Russell while preparing for his atheism book? Russell wrote: "No man treats a...
In a message dated 10/28/2006 5:11:53 PM Mountain Standard Time, ... There's a world if difference between determinism and causality. Those who accept...
Tom, < We have to get Dawkins to see the light on this...> Yes, he seems to be within reach of acceptance. About 2 weeks ago C-SPAN aired a talk he gave on his...
In a paper in the journal Tobacco Control <http://press.psprings.co.uk/tc/december/supp17.pdf> , researchers report that tobacco companies use a "free will"...
Tom: Wow, interesting. Big Tobacco might be better off with a "multiple cause" defense. There certainly are other factors determining why someone takes up...
Now that Saddam Hussein's execution is apparently impending, there are a few things we should keep in mind: 1. If a choice is one we could not have avoided ...
As a child Saddam Hussein was heavily abused, beaten regularly by his stepfather (as were Hitler and Stalin and many others). Perhaps someday we'll start...
Richard: Yours is the prevailing cultural view. Plenty of research indicates otherwise: http://www.snapnetwork.org/psych_effects/how_abuse_andneglect.htm ...
Richard: No, actually you can't. Humans have very unclear memories of their infancy, because they have little ability to organize it verbally. None of us...
Ken, I certainly agree with you that child abuse is a very significant factor in human development. *As an aside,* the following excerpt from your first link...
Before hitting the "send" button on my last post, I said to myself, "If I post this, I'll have to find the tape and verify my accusation." With some difficulty...
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