Can we think our way to a better world?

Do you know what a meme is? As I write this the word itself is underlined in red. My PC doesn’t know what a meme is. Late last year I read a book by Richard Dawkins so ya, I happen to know what it is. Isn’t that exactly why we do what we do, selling books I mean? A meme is simply an idea. An idea that is capable of moving from host to host, spreading. These things we sell called books, a tried and true delivery system for memes play a large part in our lives, don’t they? If you’ve ever sold a beautiful poem, if you’ve sold a book containing at least one societally beneficial meme and I bet you do every day, then go to sleep with a smile. The next time you sell a stack of books and you know that deep within the pages of that jacketless tome on the bottom lies a really good meme just waiting to come out, smile. Sell a book today, spread a meme and make the world a better place.

This passage I just wrote was inspired by a talk by Dan Dennett. I will be posting the talk later this week. Here it is…