Re: virus: Introduction

David McFadzean (david@lucifer.com)
Wed, 07 Jan 1998 17:56:59 -0700


At 10:29 PM 1/6/98 -0400, Carlos E. Sangronis Ch. wrote:
> Dear members of Chruch of Virus,
>
> I´m new to this mailing list. Also I´m new to this memetics Science. I
>would like to know some basic concept about memetics that can allow me to
>have a better understanding of the post of this list.

Welcome!

> What are the mission of this list?.What does mean memes engineering? How I
>can desing a meme and make this meme spread through other´s peoples mind?

Memetic engineering is exactly that: designing an idea that will
propagate itself. The list is the main forum for members and
friends of the Church of Virus, which is still in the process
of defining itself.

This week I'm inclined to think of the mission of the list is
to create a new language (which might explain why we spend so
much time discussing definitions, meanings, words and semantics
in general :-). The new language will provide the infrastructure
for a new way of thinking (evolutionary systematics). People
adopting this new language and way of thinking will become
a new kind of animal in the process. [I think I may have been
infected by this particular meme from the writings of Gregory
Bateson. Does it sound familiar to anyone?]

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David McFadzean                 david@lucifer.com
Memetic Engineer                http://www.lucifer.com/~david/
Church of Virus                 http://www.lucifer.com/virus/