"All other species on this planet are gene……" — Susan Blackmore
"All other species on this planet are gene machines only. They don't imitate at all well; we alone are gene machines and meme machines as well."
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11 Quotes by Susan Blackmore
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In proportion to our body mass, our brain is three times as large as that of our nearest relatives. This…
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For the planet's sake, I hope we have bird flu or some other thing that will reduce the population, because…
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Finally, we might decide that civilisation itself is worth preserving. In that case we have to work out what to…
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I have not come up with anything original. It needs a better brain than mine! I have done what I…
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Parapsychology seems to be growing further away from the progress and excitement of the rest of consciousness studies.
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Take male strategies for success in the world. If you've got all the advantages, if you're attractive and clever and…
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One of the biggest mistakes that people make when they think about memes is they try to extend on the…
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Certainly almost everything we do and think is colored in some way by memes, but it is important to realize…
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If everyone understood evolution, then the tyranny of religious memes would be weakened, and we little humans might find a…
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If you found a mammal with feathers, then you'd know that Darwin was wrong. Well, it's rather the same with…
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