> Hence, my friends, it seems only reasonable that the
> course of action called for is the creation of two
> sects with CoV:
>
> The priest class, or the venerable Ordained Vectors,
> and the layman-evangelist class, those members of the
> Memetic Jihad
Regarding the priest class, the learned Prof. wrote:
> This would be a small, isolated and devout group who
> are actively engaged in the creation and growth of
> doctrine. Those who would be charged with keeping the
> precepts of CoV alive and current, and in whom preservation
> of the thrust and mission of CoV would be entrusted.
> This would contribute to the selection for more hearty,
> complex memes within this group and for memes which fill
> their adherents with a sense of belonging and purpose.
As for the layman class:
> This side would be the more plebeian side of CoV. Loaded
> heavily with <danger>, <fear> and <evangelize> memes and
> instilled with the mission to save the world through "the
> enlightened message of CoV." If some of the members of this
> pool were lost to the cause it would be a reasonable expenditure
> of resources as long as the rate of growth could be optimized
> within this group.
I think that the layman class at least can be stated clearly
with two sayings.
* Ideas can spread from mind to mind, changing *
* somewhat on the way, and we call these memes. *
And:
* It is possible to partially control *
* which memes we are exposed to, which *
* memes we host, and which memes we spread. *
May I also suggest that we lift a technique from the Discordians?
The one I am refering to is the POPE trick, in which cards are
drawn up and distributed, which say:
********************************
* The Bearer of this Card is a *
* Genuine and Authorized *
* POPE *
* *
* So treat him right! *
********************************
This will only work for a k-stratagy movement, like the laymen,
but that is all we are using it for. We simply announce that
we are flinging the doors of the Church open, and that anyone
that fulfils the qualification of understanding the basic idea
of memetics is automatically ordained as a lay minister, and
then we just exhort them to spread the knowledge of memetics,
so that people can have another tool for understanding
themselves and others and thus bring the world as a whole
closer together...averting global catastrophy...the word must
be spread...Yes! yes!
oh..sorry..got carried away.
I still think it'll work.
Corey A. Cook
ccoo4825@student.kc.devry.edu