Re: memetics-digest V1 #1219

From: Dace (edace@earthlink.net)
Date: Sun 01 Dec 2002 - 17:48:25 GMT

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    > Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 18:10:35 -0500
    > From: "Scott Chase" <ecphoric@hotmail.com>
    >
    > >From: "Dace" <edace@earthlink.net>
    > >
    > > > From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]
    > > > On Behalf Of Wade Smith
    > > >
    > > > On Friday, November 22, 2002, at 12:37 , Lawrence DeBivort wrote:
    > > >
    > > > > international bullying in the form of
    > > > > power-based relationships.
    > > >
    > > > You know, I have not been following this discussion, at all, so, this
    is
    > > > only a comment upon this one thought.
    > > >
    > > > From what I know of history, the entire realm of human experience has
    > > > always included inter-tribal bullying in the form of power-based
    > > > relationships.
    > > >
    > > > As in that piece about chimps I forwarded, it is totally obvious that
    we
    > > > are genetic and behavioral continuations of fierce and unforgiving and
    > > > oftimes horrifically cruel primates.
    > >
    > >That you think this is obvious just goes to show the power of memes, in
    this
    > >case the humans-as-innately-violent meme, which provides an excuse for
    our
    > >otherwise inexcusable behavior.
    > >
    > >
    > This innate violent rationalization notion also crosses the is-ought
    > barrier.

    Just back from Thanksgiving break. I'm not sure what you mean here. Could you elaborate a little?

    Ted

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