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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.

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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 80 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I had a teacher in 6th grade who told us that God placed the earth the perfect distance from the Sun; a few inches closer and we'd all burn, and a few inches further and we'd all freeze. I got detention for standing on top of my desk and asking why I wasn't on fire yet.

That kinda shattered my view of teachers being arbiters of knowledge.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 55 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, “This is an interesting world I find myself in, an interesting hole I find myself in, fits me rather neatly, doesn’t it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!”

- Douglas Adams

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago

"Oh no, not again"
- bowl of petunias

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Was that Douglas Adams? I remember Richard Dawkins using that as an example. I always thought it was a really good analogy.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, it was Douglas Adams, first published in The Salmon of Doubt.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

he's out of line but he's right

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

I wish teachers like that actually learned from these experiences

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago

The problem isn't teachers, it's that religion is a severe mental illness.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

Also, that’s a specious argument because if the Earth wasn’t in the Goldilocks zone it would be a dead planet and we wouldn’t have evolved on it over billions of years to make the observation that it is the right distance from the Sun to harbour life.