Susan Blackmore: Memes and "temes"

http://www.ted.com Susan Blackmore studies memes: ideas that replicate themselves from brain to brain like a virus. She makes a bold new argument: Humanity has spawned a new kind of meme, the teme, which spreads itself via technology -- and invents ways to keep itself alive

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• memes
• technology
• evolution

[BIG96SMOKE]

I find this video difficult to masturbate to.

[ELI3K]

For those who say Memes are crap. What gave you the impulse to spread that information? Why would you argue with someone you can't see? Memes are more than just ideas. The come together to make up the very fabric of who we are. They use us and we use them. Most are benign. But some are very powerful, when shared by an entire group. Our religion, our politics even our culture can drive us to war. Why? Because Memes are selfish and don't care.

[lugo033]

@homuncuius

Imagine what they told darwin when he released his studies.probably said same stuff you said about meme

[lugo033]

I want to make sure I understand. Was she talking about the machines taking over?

[rafaelwaa]

Marveleous !

[HomuncuIus]

This bitch screams desperation

[HomuncuIus]

Meme theory is nonsense and downright pseudoscience. It gives no regard to consciousness, qualia or the free will arguments. It's flawed and vague on so many levels.

[beerandbanjo]

Interesting vid. I was the 66,666th viewer.

[grfield1]

Is there a meme that makes a person an atheist?

[masusomasuso]

Braingasm!

[crudhousefull]

I see the same religious fervor that's seen in religious nuts when the science nuts talk about darwin and the theory of evolution. Does that really make you think that you've come closer to uncovering what binds you?

[crudhousefull]

@ELI3K The west is slowly coming to realize what was uncovered initially through meditation. Meditate and you'll uncover more truth.