The sale of sex in modern societies is not about spreading genes. Sex has been taken over by the memes.

Parapsychology seems to be growing further away from the progress and excitement of the rest of consciousness studies.

Take male strategies for success in the world. If you've got all the advantages, if you're attractive and clever and all of that, you will generally go for very high quality females.

The sale of sex in modern societies is not about spreading genes. Sex has been taken over by the memes.

All other species on this planet are gene machines only. They don't imitate at all well; we alone are gene machines and meme machines as well.

I have not come up with anything original. It needs a better brain than mine! I have done what I can do in taking Dawkins' idea and extending it.

Finally, we might decide that civilisation itself is worth preserving. In that case we have to work out what to save and which people would be needed in a drastically reduced population - weighing the value of scientists and musicians against that of politicians, for example...