Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id RAA29459 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Sun, 17 Sep 2000 17:34:58 +0100 From: <LJayson@aol.com> Message-ID: <f9.2cdc42f.26f64c01@aol.com> Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:32:01 EDT Subject: Re: Purported mystical "knowledge" To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk CC: robin@reborntechnology.co.uk Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 117 Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
In a message dated 9/17/00 2:23:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
robin@reborntechnology.co.uk writes:
<< The "non-material reality" consists of information -- though it's very
solidly based on matter. Memes are items of information, encoded in
both neural and behavioural patterns. When someone observes another's
behaviour, the meme travels from behaviour to brain, changing its form
from behavioural to neural encoding. When that person subsequently
performs the same behaviour, the process is reversed. The uncertainty
is that inherent in any en/de/recoding process: the outcome depends not
only on what "went into" the carrier, but also what key is used to get
it out again. >>
Hi Robin,
I would be most appreciative if you would expand a bit on the word
'key.'
Len Jayson
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