tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post113337923033966635..comments2023-09-28T07:23:51.376-07:00Comments on ProjectPerko: A Bit More on MemeticsCraig Perkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-1133459368919873302005-12-01T09:49:00.000-08:002005-12-01T09:49:00.000-08:00Haha, fair enough about DBZ, but you get the point...Haha, fair enough about DBZ, but you get the point. <BR/><BR/>Your assesment of both those religions is right on, thats why I kinda sorta identify with both of them ;)Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614962832390315553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-1133454230613332732005-12-01T08:23:00.000-08:002005-12-01T08:23:00.000-08:00I'm a little wary about posting dissections of rel...I'm a little wary about posting dissections of religion, even though I've thought a great deal about it. Not all religions have the same core purpose. Zen Buddhism is a great example of a religion with a dramatically different purpose from most other religions. Neo-Paganism is another example.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I'd be thankful if you never mentioned Dragonball on my page again.Craig Perkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-1133435202848138112005-12-01T03:06:00.000-08:002005-12-01T03:06:00.000-08:00The idea of memeplexes descending from fundamental...The idea of memeplexes descending from fundamental ideas is an imporant one to consider, I'm personally inclined to think (believe maybe) that there are no fundamental ideas, implying that any memeplexes evolved in response to a causally based material need. Maybe that view itself stems from a fundamental idea, you could call it Nothing with a capital "N". <BR/><BR/>The antagonistic strengthening you speak of reminds me of Goku and Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z. Their pertetuted rivalry led their them both enchancing their strength and thus mutual resitance by several orders of maginitude, in a ridiculously inflationary manner. If that sounds too geek, think of them as basic opponents in an dual ontology, the same goes for Yin and Yang, Oscar and Felix, Jack Thompson and uh... I guess a lot of people. <BR/><BR/>The colloraries you speak of might be seen as ancillary devices a memeplex evolves to encourage its reproduction, just like limbs and nervous systems and whatnot came about in a feedback loop which encouraged genetic reproduction. A far as religion goes, there are actually distinct genuses of organized faith. Christianity, Islam and Judaism in a genetically intertwined way are all what you could call "Exclusivitity-oriented" religions. These religions bear clauses such as "one you know THE TRUTH you'd better not reject it or you'll go to hell/ be stoned/ cause the elders to beat their breasts and nash their teeth." This couples with another collarary in the first two, the spreading of the religion is strongly encouraged and effected through various sociological patterns, which are really memetic epidimeologies. <BR/><BR/>I'm a fan of the other kind of religions, the one's based on more inclusive collararies where tolarance and personal variation is encouraged. Zen and Taoism, in particular hinge on the collarary that nothing is something, which is sort of like Godel's Incompleteness theorem for B.C era farmers. By implication any formal system calling itself Zen or Taoism will be devalued by this collarary. This makes for memeplexes that don't tend to spread so readily, but encourage new meta-memetic systems in their hosts, and thus (so the books say) much potential personal growth. <BR/><BR/>I'm a philosophical satanist on mondays, an agnostic on tuesdays, a taoist on wednesdays, a non-denominational pagan on thursdays, and a kabbalist on fridays. I like to keep the weekends open.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614962832390315553noreply@blogger.com