> >On Tue, 28 Aug 1956, David Leeper wrote:
> >> Chaos: Memes which change in unpredictable ways. Example: Madness.
> >>
> >> Our current level of knowledge says that Chaos is too
> unpredictable to
> >> support life. Given this, Chaotic memes are not alive, but I'm not
> >> sure I'd call them viruses. Ideas on this?
>
> The level of chaos that would preclude life also precludes memes (e.g.
> an epiletic fit).
?????
This may be a repeat:
An epileptic fit is VERY orderly--on the EEG. Normal consciousness and
sleep have much less apparent order there.
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