This thread on parasites got me thinking. Or more so, infected me.
I've met these creatures; even had a situation where my thoughts where having thoughts of their own. Obviously, ideas exist in the mind. But are they actual creatures of hyperspace, "just memes," or both?!? Virus must exist in a physical medium, like the gut or the blood stream. Why not ideas in an "idea medium": hyperspace.
i'm sure this has been talked about before. perhaps even meme for meme.
Theory of Memetics
Here's an EXCELLENT VIDEO on memes from TED.com
(it's from 2002, so a bit dated)
I've met these creatures; even had a situation where my thoughts where having thoughts of their own. Obviously, ideas exist in the mind. But are they actual creatures of hyperspace, "just memes," or both?!? Virus must exist in a physical medium, like the gut or the blood stream. Why not ideas in an "idea medium": hyperspace.
i'm sure this has been talked about before. perhaps even meme for meme.
Theory of Memetics
Here's an EXCELLENT VIDEO on memes from TED.com
(it's from 2002, so a bit dated)