Re: What are memes made of?

From: Joe E. Dees (joedees@bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed Feb 23 2000 - 18:57:27 GMT

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    From: Robin Faichney <robin@faichney.demon.co.uk>
    Organization: Reborn Technology
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    Subject: Re: What are memes made of?
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    > On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Joe E. Dees wrote:
    > >Information must inform, that is, it must MEAN something, and the
    > >variations in birdsong must mean something different, that is,
    > >correspond to differing meanings. Otherwise, we're not talking
    > >information here.
    >
    > No, we're not talking about *intentional* information here. What we're talking
    > about is physical information.
    >
    If it can not inform, that is, if there is no discernable purpose or
    meaning to the pattern, if there is no message in it, then we are
    NOT talking information.
    > --
    > Robin Faichney
    >
    >
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