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On Fri, 09 Jun 2000, Mark M. Mills wrote:
>Raymond,
>
>At 08:42 PM 6/8/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>Imitation is probably the most basic means by which memes are transmitted
>>and likely the most common form of
>>memetic transmission in animals. For example, the using the stick trick to
>>get ants (or is it termites) in chimpanzees is transmitted by imitation. We
>>also see this in humans, as in the case of blacksmith or carpenter
>>transmitting his trade to an apprentice largely through the process of
>>imitation.
>
>I'm always somewhat puzzled when people use the word 'transmit' with regard
>to memes. Replicate works better for me.
>
>If a meme is a 'signal,' like a radio signal, then transmission would be
>appropriate.
Please see my reply to Raymond on this. Information is transmitted, and "on
the back" of that, memes replicate. There's no contradiction there -- these
are different levels of analysis.
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