Occam's Razor Post: Mon May 30, 2005 7:11 pm

Date: Mon May 30, 2005 7:11 pm
Subject: My Critique of Viruses of the Mind

It was a very interesting approach to analogize computer viruses to our brains. It took a while to get the point across, but once it hit, the build up was worth it. It did seem like Dawkins had a target in mind with the Catholic Church, but I completely understand. Even for those who are Catholic can see the relationship and significance of the points in this paper.

It was kind of scary when he was talking about viruses evolving - learning and adapting. It's like a mini-Matrix kinda thing. Well it struck a chord with me, so...

Dawkins didn't go into this but i was thinking about how viruses evolve, and how he compared the Church to a virus. Well the Church has evolved. It it's almost scary to see how advanced it has become.

Hypothetically speaking, if some scientist proved that God didn'texist, there would still be a massive number of Catholics, Christians, Jews, etc. They wouldnt believe the man. Even if he had visible (i don't know how - this is hypothetical) evidence, these religious people would go on with their religious lives.

It's like that one rabbi in Dawkin's paper - he does it because he has been told to do so. If you tell and show these people that their God(s) are false, they are only going to believe it is a test of their faith.

The Viruses of the Mind are too strong.

I think this is the entire point of the paper. It's because of his sweet little six-year-old was going to be under the influence of nuns (Catholics = the most contagious virus of all). If she were infected, it would take extreme effort and will to convince her otherwise. And even that might not be possible.