Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id NAA20358 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 21 Dec 2000 13:04:23 GMT Subject: RE: Who knew genes could get mean? Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 08:00:53 -0500 x-sender: wsmith1@camail2.harvard.edu x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0v3, Claritas Est Veritas From: "Wade T.Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu> To: "Memetics Discussion List" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Message-ID: <20001221125916.AAA13251@camailp.harvard.edu@[204.96.32.107]> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi Gatherer, D. (Derek) --
>And every infant is a rewrite, and every child's development contains a
>blank slate.... If memetics works in any arena, it is there, surrounding
>the child, as it grows.
>
>Derek:
>A cultural blank slate, but not quite Locke's original 'tabula rasa' which
>was supposed to be a blank state from every point of view.
Well, I did say 'contain' not 'is'....
But, hmmm, this cultural blank slate, well, I'm willing to argue it also
only has a single blank container waiting.
The rest is termite mounds and spider webs and birdsong.
- Wade
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