Re: are memes born of complex systems?

From: Bill Spight (bspight@pacbell.net)
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    Dear Tyger,

    > questions that I ponder:
    > 1. is evolution a feature of complex systems? (thus implying the secondary
    > nature of evolution to the primacy of complexity in nature) or

    The solar system is complex, but it does not reproduce. No
    evolution.

    > 2. is complexity a feature of evolution (Thus implying the opposite)

    I think that complexity is a feature of co-evolution. E. g., arms
    races. Coevolving entities provide a dynamic environment for each
    other, which speeds up evolution and also leads to complexity,
    given multidimensional possibilities for exploiting the
    environment. As the returns from exploitation of one dimension
    diminish, changes along other dimensions make more efficient use
    of resources. The result is complexity.

    Best,

    Bill

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