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generation passesthe
contribution of your genes is halved. It does not take long to reach
negligible proportions. Our genes may be immortal but the collection
of genes that is any one of us is bound to crumble away. Elizabeth II is
a direct descendant of William the Conqueror. Yet it is quite
probable that she bears not a single one of the old king's genes. We
should not seek immortality in reproduction.
But if you contribute to the world's cultureif you have a good
ideacompose a tuneinvent a sparking plugwrite a poemit may
live onintactlong after your genes have dissolved in the common
pool. Socrates may or may not have a gene or two alive in the world
todayas G. C. Williams has r [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]rkedbut who cares? The meme-
complexes of SocratesLeonardoCopernicus and Marconi are still
going strong.
However speculative my development of the theory of memes may
bethere is one serious point which I would like to emphasize once
again. This is that when we look at the evolution of cultural traits and
at their survival valuewe must be clear
whose survival we are talking
about. Biologistsas we have seenare accustomed to looking for
200 Memes: the new replicators
advantages at the gene level (or the individualthe groupor the
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