Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id SAA23493 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:24:29 GMT From: <VANWYHE@aol.com> Message-ID: <6d.e4bfdd.25c72d44@aol.com> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:24:04 EST Subject: Re: memetics-digest V1 #118 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0.i for Windows 95 sub 137 Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Robert I think your subject a fascinating one but I think your conclusion
needs more thought. "Higher levels of organization" is rather figurative
language.
I would be interested in seeing the physical stance followed up more
carefully. I don't think the what "memes" actually are is often considered by
those who talk about them. The confusion arises in the vagueness which
persists about the relationship between brain information and artefacts.
Artefacts don't reproduce themselves. They are like bird nests. Nests don't
evolve- even though we might see change in a succession of nests- these
changes do point to the evolution of the brain information responsible for
their creation.
Anyway, a little tid bit out of my own work there. Good luck with your essay.
===============================================================
This was distributed via the memetics list associated with the
Journal of Memetics - Evolutionary Models of Information Transmission
For information about the journal and the list (e.g. unsubscribing)
see: http://www.cpm.mmu.ac.uk/jom-emit
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Mon Jan 31 2000 - 18:24:30 GMT