Re: memetics-digest V1 #1294

From: Van oost Kenneth (kennethvanoost@belgacom.net)
Date: Sat 08 Mar 2003 - 20:09:59 GMT

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    ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Henson" <hkhenson@rogers.com> Scott,
    > >I try not to shoehorn everything into terms of memetics. There's more to
    > >human behavior than the simplistic passing of Darwinized cultural units
    > >from brain to brain.
    Keith,
    > It is darned important because our culture sets us apart and gives humans
    > such an edge that we occupy virtually every part of the earth's surface.
    >
    > But I agree. It is a major error to attempt to extend memetics too far.

    Maybe ! But it can also mean that the cognitive or whatever environment memes need to propagate and to survive don 't support that analyses yet !

    Kenneth

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