RE: are memes born of complex systems?

From: Bruce Jones (BruceJ@nwths.com)
Date: Fri May 12 2000 - 20:48:53 BST

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From: Bruce  Jones <BruceJ@nwths.com>
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Subject: RE: are memes born of complex systems?
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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Tyger [SMTP:void@internet-zahav.net.il]
    > Subject: are memes born of complex systems?
    >
    > 1. is evolution a feature of complex systems? (thus implying the secondary
    > nature of evolution to the primacy of complexity in nature)
            [BJ]
            From my studies in biology and a take off on the chaos theory ....
    IMHO no.
            Systems tend to get simpler as they progress because the complex has
    been evolved out -- as a whole. The organisms as individuals do tend to get
    more complex because they selfishly require more from their environment.
    > or
    > 2. is complexity a feature of evolution (Thus implying the opposite)
            [BJ]
            See above!!

            Bruce

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