Do Memes – As Transmissible, Mutating Entities Like Viruses Or Genes – Really Exist? (Nah, Probably Not) IDEAS Posted: May 11, 2015 11:46 pmAt least not the way Richard Dawkins theorized them. That was a metaphor, whether Dawkins realized it or not. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)