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Re:Memes are a myth by _rpd on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @04:31PM (#9541761)
> something that only exists in the noosphere

I hear what you are saying, but the working assumption is that thoughts, memories, beliefs and memes all have physical neural correlates.

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Re:Memes are a myth by stretchwithme on Thursday May 14, 2015 @04:09AM (#9543946)
obviously. Your ideas are recorded on something.

What I meant was people think there is some energy floating around. Or that a soul leaves at death and continues on somewhere else. That is not how we continue to have an effect in the world.

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