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Viruses of the Mind

"Viruses of the Mind" (1993) is an essay by Richard Dawkins using memetics, epidemiology, and an analogy with computer viruses to analyse the propagation of religious beliefs.

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The essay is available at: http://www.world-of-dawkins.com/Dawkins/Work/Articles/1993-summervirusesofmind.htm

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