Re: FW: MD Dawkins on quantum/mysticism convergence

From: Douglas Brooker (dbrooker@clara.co.uk)
Date: Sun Mar 17 2002 - 21:57:15 GMT

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    Hi Steve

    Steve Drew wrote:

    > The tension between prescriptive and descriptive in the social sciences is a
    > tension between the social and the science to my mind. The social to
    > interfere and change, and the science to observe, record and interpret. how
    > is this any different from say, genetics?
    >
    > BTW, most social scientists i have encountered do not like memetics.
    >

    Have any offered any interesting reasons?

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