Re: memetics-digest V1 #1296

From: Keith Henson (hkhenson@rogers.com)
Date: Fri 28 Feb 2003 - 13:47:39 GMT

  • Next message: Grant Callaghan: "Re: memetics-digest V1 #1296"

    At 07:45 AM 28/02/03 -0500, you wrote:

    >On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 09:23 PM, memetics-digest wrote:
    >
    >>I have intense memories of looking into the Grand Canyon. No doubt the
    >>impressions I formed are different in both gross and molecular detail from
    >>anyone else who ever looked at the Canyon.
    >
    >Yes, you have different information about this Canyon. And yet, with
    >similar skill sets, you could draw a picture of it that would be highly
    >similar to the one drawn by someone else, with their different information.
    >
    >Of course the 'impressions' formed are different. There is no thing that
    >is a copy of any information in individual brains.
    >
    >How can you hold the 'identical information' theory so highly when you
    >yourself have shown us its disproof?

    Let's see what I *actually* said.

    "I have intense memories of looking into the Grand Canyon. No doubt the impressions I formed are different in both gross and molecular detail from anyone else who ever looked at the Canyon. Interesting as these areas of study are, I don't see where they have application to memes as they are defined as replicating (transmissible) cultural elements."

    I.e., my memory of the Grand Canyon is *not* a meme.

    Wade, do you think clipping what I said the way you did is an honorable debate tactic?

    Keith Henson

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