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'''Memetics''' is the study of ideas, and their propagation. It is considered to be a [[protoscience]]. The term was popularized by [[atheism|atheist]] and [[evolution]]ist [[Richard Dawkins]], in his book, [[The God Delusion]]<ref>Dawkins, Richard. "Memetics." The God Delusion. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. Print.</ref>. The thesis postulates that ideas follow a Darwinian form of Natural Selection, as the idea, or ''[[Meme]]'' reproduces by being accepted by people. It then mutates, as in a game of telephone, causing the most appealing version of the original idea to out compete the other variations of the original meme.  
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'''Memetics''' is the study of ideas, and their propagation. It is considered to be a [[protoscience]]. The term was popularized by [[agnosticism|agnostic]] and [[evolution]]ist [[Richard Dawkins]], in his book, [[The God Delusion]]<ref>Dawkins, Richard. "Memetics." The God Delusion. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. Print.</ref>. The thesis postulates that ideas follow a Darwinian form of Natural Selection, as the idea, or ''[[Meme]]'' reproduces by being accepted by people. It then mutates, as in a game of telephone, causing the most appealing version of the original idea to out compete the other variations of the original meme.  
    
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