From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Sat 08 Mar 2003 - 22:00:53 GMT
>
> > > From: <joedees@bellsouth.net>
> Kenneth
> > > > > Why should the meme need adjustments to fit in one's head !? I
> > > > > do think this process works the other way round, that is the
> > > > > already existing memes will be influenced by the newbie. What
> > > > > can be, is that pieces of the initial info- spam of with the '
> > > > > meme ' is part is cut out ( by a slice and divide mechanism)
> > > > > so that it would fit better the requirements needed to be
> > > > > picked up. In genetics such an enzyme exists.
> Joe,
> > > > Actually, I see mutual accommodation occurring.
> Kenenth,
> > > How is that, Joe !?
> Joe,
> > The meme accommodates to the cognitive environmental niche
> > afforded it as the cognitive gestalt is affected by and accommodates
> > to the new component meme. Each time a new meme is accepted into
> > the cognitive gestalt, a new gestalt is formed, and the status of
> > each componenet is subtly altered due to the effects of the new
> > component, as the new component is itself affected by its
> > assimilation into a different cognitive gestalt.
>
> So, if I understand you correctly you are saying that with the changes
> within the cognitive gestalt the memepool is changed and that thus
> each component by which those are formed are accordingly changed/
> altered. Does this than not mean that you don 't exclude that changes
> to the gene- tic component occur !? What makes, if so, that change
> possible if not the slippin' thru ' of some ( memetical !? )
> information..........................to the genes/ genetic compo- nent
> !?
>
> Or does this only work on the level of the cognitive gestalt !?
> That thus not only the newbie effects its own environment where
> its eventually ends up, but that thus that change affects the newbie
> as well............without changing the lay back genetic background/
> germline at all !?
>
Door #2; the genetic component is not affected. Only the memetic
cognitive gestalt is.
>
> Kenneth
>
>
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