virus: One More Time, From the Top...
Nathaniel Hall (natehall@WORLDNET.ATT.NET)
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 19:21:19 -0600
Richard Brodie wrote:
>
> Memes are replicators in minds. The term "replicator" is used to denote any
> information that participates in evolution by natural selection. These
> definitions are widely accepted in the field, so it doesn't help much to
> propose new definitions for existing terms.
>
> Richard Brodie
I can almost live with that, but what about information that resides in
a computer or book? Does that information then become a potential meme
until it is replicated into a mind? If the answer to that is yes than I
think that's a decent definition.
Nate Hall