Re: Hari Seldon

From: Lawrence H. de Bivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:34:59 GMT

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    LdB:
    >>Mistakes in transmission do affect the precision of a meme, but I would
    >>characterize such mistakes as 'anti-memes', if you will.

    Robin Faichney:
    >Whatever happened to the concept of mutation? That indispensable element of
    >evolution, you know?

    Mistakes and mutations are different concepts.

    Lawrence de Bivort
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