“You start by copying other people's paintings or music or whatever. You get all of those skills before you branch out. Really creative people have a fantastic ability to copy things and then combine them in new ways. And whether we're talking about genes or memes, recombination is the real heart of creativity.” PeopleWayHeartRealAbilityTalkingCreativityCreativePaintingSkillsFantasticBranchesCopiesGenesNew WaysCreative PeopleCopyingMemesReal Heart Author:Susan Blackmore
“Finally, we might decide that civilisation itself is worth preserving. In that case we have to work out what to save and which people would be needed in a drastically reduced population - weighing the value of scientists and musicians against that of politicians, for example...” PeopleMightWould BeValuesCasesExampleNeededPoliticianMusicianScientistClimate ChangePopulationWork OutGlobal WarmingCivilisationWeighing Author:Susan Blackmore
“One of the biggest mistakes that people make when they think about memes is they try to extend on the analogy with genes. That's not how it works. It works by realizing the concept of a replicator.” PeopleThinkingTryingRealizingMistakeConceptsWorking ItGenesAnalogiesBiggest MistakeMemes Author:Susan Blackmore
