"The evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in 1976 coined the term â€˜memeâ€™ for a unit of cultural imitation."

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Source : Matt Ridley (2010). “The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves”, p.5, HarperCollins UK

Matt Ridley

#Imitation Quotes #Memes Quotes #Term Quotes

“Love and sacrifice are not the same thing, but they are inseparable. To think of Christ and to think of the Cross is not the same thing, but the association is so close that the implication is immediate. Where love has been preached without sacrifice, it has not led to love but to license.”
“No one yet has managed to be post-Shakespearean.”
“The world's people all share the earnest aspiration to have peace, stability, justice and cooperation.”
“I never really took any acting classes. I'm just a natural ham, I guess.”
“The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.”
“Never be without remembrance of Him, for His remembrance gives strength and wings to the bird of the Spirit.”
“I eat almost no lunch. I have a big dinner but I don't have a big lunch.”
“While I do not agree with all of the claims made by experimental philosophers, especially those who seem to think xphi will somehow replace the rest of philosophy, I think xphi projects are interesting and important, I love Josh Knobe's work, and that these projects contribute something new and worthwhile to the philosophical conversation.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com

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