RE: memetics-digest V1 #118

From: Richard Brodie (richard@brodietech.com)
Date: Mon Jan 31 2000 - 19:02:51 GMT

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    So you believe that chain letters are encoded in human DNA? ;-)

    Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com
    http://www.brodietech.com/rbrodie

    -----Original Message-----
    From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf
    Of Wade T.Smith
    Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 10:42 AM
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    Subject: Re: memetics-digest V1 #118

    On 01/31/00 13:24, VANWYHE@aol.com said this-

    >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.

    Wonderful.

    Yes.

    Culture (i.e. a bird nest) is a behavioral adaptation. Çultural evolution
    is a myth. We know biological systems evolve, and we can happily invoke
    Occam to deny culture as a separate evolving entity.

    Memes are superfluous and specious if not totally wishful.

    Yes.

    - Wade

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