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Memetics redux: Scientific mysticism

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When I was first writing out my opposition to memetics, I banged out a post ranting and raving about it being "scientific mysticism," but then I realized that I had no idea what that was supposed to mean, so I wrote an entire essay explaining this to myself. Rambly, needs to be edited, etc. but it explains what really irritates me about memetics.

Nebuchadnezzar (talk)23:19, 15 January 2012

I know the feeling. I'll get it read by tomorrow, kinda now in the middle of something.

Scarlet A.pngtheist23:36, 15 January 2012

Yeah, I suppose I could have just said "science woo" instead.

Nebuchadnezzar (talk)23:41, 15 January 2012

And now I find a a synthesis of the memetics/anti-memetics literature. Oh well.

Nebuchadnezzar (talk)01:50, 20 January 2012