file.newsgroup.med.58975 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Eumemics (was: Eugenics)
>Probably within 50 years, it will be possible to disassemble and
>re-assemble our bodies at the molecular level. Not only will flawless
>cosmetic surgery be possible, but flawless cosmetic PSYCHOSURGERY.
>
>What will it be like to store all the prices of shelf-priced bar-coded
>goods in your head, and catch all the errors they make in the store's
>favor at SAFEWAY? What will it be like to mentally edit and spell-
>check your responses to the questions posed by a phone caller selling
>VACATION TIME-SHARE OPTIONS?
You are absolutely daft. No flame required. You lack a brain.
> ...[sic]...
>Memes are the basic units of culture, as opposed to genes
>which are the units of genetics.
Well... at least you're educated, it seems. But give credit
where credit is due: to Richard Dawkin(s?)
(the meme is a meme he invented)
-zone