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From: Chuck <cpalson@mediaone.net>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: Jabbering !
> I would like to know of any individual that consistently takes on cultural
> behavior through such imitation. Any culture I have ever been in has a lot
of
> trouble getting people in that culture to simply imitate behavior as a
shortcut
> to experience. In fact, we have lots of trouble with our young because
they
> won't act in such an automated fashion. If only we had robots for kids -
things
> would be so much easier. The saying "Experience is the best teacher" is
> probably universal.
<< getting people in that culture to simply imitate behavior...
Of course, here you underestimate the IQ of people !!
They have truths of their own, they trust those, so why change !?
Parents often "forget " that what they think is right was a buildingblock
of their identity_their offspring is already then genetical/ memetical
changed.
We should never thrown our beleifs upon our children, due to the simple
fact that our beliefsystems are A buildingblock of their identity, not
THE
buildingblock.
And the same goes with all other people, you can change them to think
differently, but after a very long time, in the shortrun only force can do
that.
Regards,
Kenneth
(I am, because we are)
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