Re: transmission

From: Scott Chase (ecphoric@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri 16 May 2003 - 23:57:32 GMT

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    >From: Philip Jonkers <philosophimur@dygo.com>
    >Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
    >To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
    >Subject: Re: transmission
    >Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 09:31:18 -0700 (PDT)
    >
    >
    >
    >--- Douglas Brooker <dbrooker@clara.co.uk> wrote:
    > >> Wade:
    > >> >> But- in the case of the performance model, memes are not only
    > >> >> evidential and non-abstract, but absolute and defined with certain
    > >
    > >> >> rigidity. They are not assumptions about the way a mind, or minds,
    > >
    > >> >> work, but a working theory about the process of cultural evolution,
    > >at
    > >> >> the level of quantum units.
    > >>
    > >> Douglas:
    > >> >the reference to quantum suggests the idea that a meme may be one
    > >thing under
    > >> >certain conditions and another thing under different conditions.
    > >>
    > >> You don't want to carry the analogy with quantum physics too far!
    > >>
    > >
    > >I'm not sure whether the whole exercise isn't a grand analogy or
    > >metaphor.
    >
    >Either way I don't see the purpose of invoking the great Quantum Spirit
    >In The Sky to describe cultural elements, even if they are small and
    >intangible. Please enlighten me if you feel otherwise...
    >
    >
    The adjective quantum could suggest a packet or that there are dicrete separations, but to bridge quantum physics with cultural phenomena would probably be a dog that hunts poorly.

    Quantum sounds cool and is a choice buzzword, even if it doesn't rhyme with gene.

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