Re: Putting the method to the madness

From: Bill Spight (bspight@pacbell.net)
Date: Tue Jun 20 2000 - 16:08:08 BST

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From: Bill Spight <bspight@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: Putting the method to the madness
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    Dear Wade,

    "Wade T.Smith" wrote:
    >
    > Aaron Lynch made this comment not too long ago --
    >
    > >memetics may,
    > >to some extent, face circumstances resembling those of astronomy. Astronomy
    > >deals with large-scale phenomena for which experimental manipulations are
    > >usually difficult.
    >
    > Hmmm.
    >
    > Much of the 'truths' and 'findings' of astronomy, while certainly, and
    > heavily, mathematical, are also highly technological and 'other-spectral'
    > - meaning, using non-human perceptual tools to gather data.
    >
    > And I would concur- memetics will flounder hopelessly until the spectrum
    > of data is expanded and the tools to perceive the infra- and the ultra-
    > of culture are found.
    >
    > - Wade

    Well, my main focus on memetics is in terms of the family. Both
    the family and school are the main means of memetic transmission,
    IMHO, even in our information age.

    Best,

    Bill

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