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[scriver]

The smallest part of an idea is called the atomeme. It's what all ideas are built with. Many atomemes together form the building blocks of ideas, called memecules

[Frumple]

Would the 'smallest part of an idea' be considered a m(emory-c)odon? Or a m(emory-b)ase?

(Cue frantic scramble to shoehorn something into "moron". Or, indeed, just "base".)

I don't think ideas really have "smallest parts" in any concrete way and we shouldn't overthink this. 

Sure they do, or at least as concrete as anything to do with ideas. The term's just "axiom". It's the point of a concept where you can't chip anything else off and you're stuck pulling something out your proverbial ass.

There's other terms when dealing with linguistic expression and whatnot, though. I don't remember them, 'cause most of the time I just don't care, but they exist. People have been talking epistemology and shit for centuries, there's words for this stuff if you care to go looking for them.

[Dunamisdeos]

The smallest part of an idea is called the atomeme. It's what all ideas are built with. Many atomemes together form the building blocks of ideas, called memecules

This is canon now

[Naturegirl1999]

So, is a thought an atonement? Or do multiple thoughts become an atonement?

[dragdeler]

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[Starver]

A monomeme, building block for possibly polymemisation (perhaps just the same thought recurring on and on, as a very simple tether, wrapping or block with which to form, protect or support some greater contrived theory, but when past its usefulness can be harmful if improperly handled).

[Naturegirl1999]

So, is a thought an atomeme? Or do multiple thoughts become an atomeme?

A monomeme, building block for possibly polymemisation (perhaps just the same thought recurring on and on, as a very simple tether, wrapping or block with which to form, protect or support some greater contrived theory, but when past its usefulness can be harmful if improperly handled).

Hmm...this gets me thinking what would a bias be under the thoughts=atoms comparison model?

[Starver]

Ionisation?

(Depends if it becomes a neutral memory-compound if positive and negative biased ionic-memes come together, e.g. in an actual solution.)

[dragdeler]

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[sluissa]

So... extrapolating...

Positively charged memes are Catmemes. Negatively charged memes are Animemes.

The perfectly neutral meme would involve anime catgirls?

...

And with that I formally apologize for taking this thread off the rails.

In pleasant news, Florida court rules that it was unconstitutional to force schools to open back up at risk of their funding. Governor appealing. Unsure about which localities are going to be willing to stay close/reclose even after all that, but we'll see.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/judge-rules-florida-cant-force-all-schools-to-reopen-amid-pandemic/

[Starver]

Governor appealing.

*checks picture of Ron DeSantis*

Umm, no. Not really. Looked better on the Google summary where it looks like the pic gets stretched vertically a little, but every actual picture does him little credit in the attractiveness stakes, once you get past the obligatory smile. Even assuming I was susceptible.

Still, you know your tastes better than me..

[Maximum Spin]

Sure they do, or at least as concrete as anything to do with ideas. The term's just "axiom". It's the point of a concept where you can't chip anything else off and you're stuck pulling something out your proverbial ass.

There's other terms when dealing with linguistic expression and whatnot, though. I don't remember them, 'cause most of the time I just don't care, but they exist. People have been talking epistemology and shit for centuries, there's words for this stuff if you care to go looking for them.

...Just to be clear, I am familiar with all of these concepts, including the linguistic ones because linguistics is a hobby of mine, and this was profoundly insulting.

[Frumple]

Eh. If someone tongue in cheek throwing shade at axioms and whatnot is profoundly insulting to you, you're not familiar enough with them yet, imo

[Reelya]

Would the 'smallest part of an idea' be considered a m(emory-c)odon? Or a m(emory-b)ase?

(Cue frantic scramble to shoehorn something into "moron". Or, indeed, just "base".)

I don't think ideas really have "smallest parts" in any concrete way and we shouldn't overthink this. 

Only insofar as we haven't worked out how to do that yet.

Looking around my room the first thing i saw was some headphones, which was handy for this example. I'd argue that the concept itself 'headphones' is atomic. There are connected concepts (such as heads, and speakers), but you can't have half the concept of headphones. It's either audio on your head or it's not.

Even the parts of the physical headphones, those are related concepts too, not smaller parts of the concept itself. For example switching to cars, you could make a definition of car and say that one of the rules is that cars have windshields (or at least a place where a windshield can go). The concept "cars have windshields" is atomic. You can't have half of this idea, cars either do or don't have windshields, and the precise definition of a windshield is a separate set of concepts.

[Rolan7]

lol autocorrectodoxy, repent for your neologisms

nevar

Governor appealing.

*checks picture of Ron DeSantis*

Umm, no. Not really. Looked better on the Google summary where it looks like the pic gets stretched vertically a little, but every actual picture does him little credit in the attractiveness stakes, once you get past the obligatory smile. Even assuming I was susceptible.

Still, you know your tastes better than me..

I don't feel strongly either way.  He looks fine, I'd swipe right in a mood.  Maybe it it says something that his curated pics are just "inoffensive".
Not like Mitch McConnell looking looking like a furby in even his best pictures - but appearance is a terrible way to gauge threats to liberty.