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I use memes / memetics as everyday language that fits with everyday social-mediated comms these days. How much #Brexit debate for example is about snappy branding of alternative solutions to the mess we’re in whether they are Unicorns or Norway models? How much smear or rhetorical marketing is involved in alt-naming of just about anything, … Continue reading “Memetics – The Objectification Objection”

One day, the point of this “Meta” topic will stick with my readers, but for now this is just a holding post to collect previous attempts and add a few new inputs that might help me clarify it. Back in 2011 I had Meta and Meta#2 attempts (*). Meta itself as a concept runs through … Continue reading “Meta#3”

Two things came together this morning. Firstly, over the weekend I engaged in a Facebook thread by Sabine Hossenfelder discussing Brian Keating’s brief video: “What’s a Greater Leap of Faith, God or the Multiverse?”. And secondly, this morning I listened to Elizabeth Oldfield in conversation with Tom Chivers in Theos’ “Sacred Podcast”. Brian’s conclusion in … Continue reading “Is Truth Sacred?”

I’m reading Martin Robinson’s “Trivium 21c” – apparently propounding adoption of the classical Trivium for the 21st century, so far anyway. As is my wont, after a scan of contents and a read of introductory chapters I’m posting my early thoughts, so I can more honestly talk about new learning vs existing reinforcement later. First … Continue reading “Trivium 21c – First Thoughts”

Humanism really is an organised religion, which is no bad thing. With any luck, an enlightened one. [Placeholder] ===== pic.twitter.com/H6cDPQoCNE — St Atheist 🌈🇦🇺 (@StaunchA) April 10, 2018 Mockery is not a good look, but many a true word spoken in jest – growing-up / twice-born / enlightened. And this thread for inspiration seed-crystal: .@lindsayvandijk … Continue reading “Humanism Really is an Organised Religion”

I have a kinda love-hate relationship with memes and often find myself writing either about them or at least using the term “meme” and the idea of “memetics”. Most recently here in “Don’t mention the memes“. As I say, although Dawkins is credited with coining the term to represent an “object”, mimesis has been around … Continue reading “In Good Faith – Memes Never Were Objective”

Reading this piece today from 2012 on Larry Krauss’ “Something From Nothing”. I reviewed it myself and saw him talk on the topic at that time too. It was pretty disingenuous hype, even though much of the reality was acknowledged in the detail, if not the headings and headlines of his titles and talks. I … Continue reading “Educating the Poster Boys of New-Atheism”