From Stephen Gosden
Reading Susan Blackmore’s article on memetics and the subsequent review of her recent book
(“Meme, Myself, I”, 13 March, p 40,
Review, 20 March, p 43,
Letters, 27 March, p 56 and
Letters, 3 April, p 54),
it occurred to me that if she is right in her conclusions, then she doesn’t really exist,
and we need take no notice of her. It’s just her memeplex at work for its own selfish ends.
However, if she is wrong, then she does exist, and we should evaluate her ideas
carefully. Of course, if we then concluded that they are correct . . .
I hope this helps. But, if not, it’s not my fault—the memes made me
write this . . . or did they?
Brussels
