Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id OAA08860 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 14 Nov 2000 14:41:20 GMT Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 14:35:04 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Tests show a human side to chimps Message-ID: <20001114143504.A1405@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <20001114134349.AAA15281@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20001114134349.AAA15281@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]>; from wade_smith@harvard.edu on Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 08:43:49AM -0500 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 08:43:49AM -0500, Wade T.Smith wrote:
>
> If imitative behavioral characteristics would appear to be within and
> constrained by a biologic and developmental organism (a bird, i.e.), and
> culture would appear to be a niche of the adapted environment, then where
> (and why...) does one bring in memetics?
To explain behaviour that is inexplicable using only genetics.
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