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From Gene to Meme From the Replication of Organisms to the Replication of Ideas
Cooperation and Altruism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Another Mechanism? ,[object Object]
Memes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is a Meme? Meme:  /meem/    •  (noun) An element of behavior or culture passed on by imitation or other non-genetic means . Comes from the Greek root  mimeme .  It was abbreviated by Richard Dawkins.
Origin of the Meme  ,[object Object]
Parallels between Nature and Culture ,[object Object],[object Object]
How is a Meme like a Gene?  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some Examples ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Computer Virus ,[object Object]
Computer Virus ,[object Object]
Memes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Memes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Interactions Between Genes and Memes ,[object Object],[object Object]
Genes and Memes… Working Together (symbiotic) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Genes and Memes… In Opposition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Blackmore ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Memes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Memes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Memes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Memetic Evolution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Religion: Genetic or Memetic Phenomenon? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Dawkins ,[object Object]
Dawkins (cont.) ,[object Object]
Blackmore (again) ,[object Object]
Blackmore (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object]
Psychological Appeal? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Indirect evidence of religion as adaptive behavior ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Child-think ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Adult-think: the offensiveness of randomness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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