======= At 2002-11-08, 13:49:00 you wrote: =======
>Claude sez:
>> I once heard someone suggest that what drives mutation ( which is what
>> drives
>> evolution) are viruses.....
>
>Soooo- what would you say is the cultural analog of a virus?
>-Rick
I'd say OUR culture is very much like a virus.
And sure enough, most people I run into nowadays seem like mutants. :-)