From: calzone@athena.mit.edu
Subject: Re: Eumemics (was: Eugenics)
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>Probably within 50 years, it will be possible to disassemble and
>re-assemble our bodies at the molecular level.  Not only will flawless
>cosmetic surgery be possible, but flawless cosmetic PSYCHOSURGERY.
>
>What will it be like to store all the prices of shelf-priced bar-coded
>goods in your head, and catch all the errors they make in the store's
>favor at SAFEWAY?  What will it be like to mentally edit and spell-
>check your responses to the questions posed by a phone caller selling
>VACATION TIME-SHARE OPTIONS?


You are absolutely daft.  No flame required.  You lack a brain.

> ...[sic]...
>Memes are the basic units of culture, as opposed to genes
>which are the units of genetics.


Well... at least you're educated, it seems.  But give credit
where credit is due: to Richard Dawkin(s?) 
(the meme is a meme he invented)

-zone
