Re: Things that don't evolve

*Memes are compatible with a Christian approach to science? *
* *
*Please tell us about it if so.*

Alister McGrath's "Dawkins' God" does a pretty good job of showing why they
aren't, and also why the concept of "memes" isn't scientific. Remember, for
Dawkins, religious beliefs are among the most harmful and virulent of memes.
On 3/17/06, Gregory Arago <gregoryarago@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> Yes, this is exactly the point! Apparently Dave is taking/relying
> on/following the usage of 'evolution' (i.e. change-over-time) with regards
> to 'understanding' from Richard Dawkins. Am I reading this correctly?
>
> Memes are compatible with a Christian approach to science?
>
> Please tell us about it if so.
>
> Arago
>
>
> *jack syme <drsyme@cablespeed.com>* wrote:
>
> "memes" is from Dawkins, in "The Selfish Gene"
>
> Quote:
> "The new soup is the soup of human culture. We need a name for the new
> replicator, a noun which conveys the idea of a unit of cultural
> transmission, or a unit of imitation." - Richard Dawkins
>
> *From:* Gregory Arago <gregoryarago@yahoo.ca>
>
> Dave,
>
> Whose or what theory of 'memes' might you be referring to?
>
> Gregory
>
> *"D. F. Siemens, Jr." <dfsiemensjr@juno.com>* wrote:
>
> So there is apparently greater understanding. This means change over time
> in understanding--*what have been called memes.*
>
> Dave
>
>
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Received on Fri Mar 17 11:40:29 2006