30th July 2013, 10:17 AM
Let me get this out of the way. I think the term "meme" is only really useful as an analogy and simplification and falls far short of a true full explanation of culture and anthropology. Then again, the notion of "genes" is also an oversimplification that falls short of a full explanation of DNA and protein sequences. However, that doesn't mean they aren't useful.
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"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
