DNA Culture .... Trivia?

From: Dini (dini@intekom.co.za)
Date: Tue Jan 09 2001 - 11:40:47 GMT

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From: "Dini" <dini@intekom.co.za>
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Subject: DNA Culture .... Trivia?
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    Hi there,

    I am a new member on this List and am greatly interested in Memes. I was first introduced to the concept by Douglas Klimesh (he may be on your List as well). After reading the letter from T.J. Olney and the reply from one of your other List members, I wonder if I got the idea of Memes correct.

    To me, genes are genes and memes are memes. I almost see the memes as the esoteric equivalent of genes, but NOT tied together, like the two are a duality. Genes get transferred the 'normal' way through reproduction, while I understand that memes, which are totally non-physical, get transferred from person to person, when people have mental contact with one another. For instance, me reading about memetics, whether in a book, magazine, letters of e-mails, sends me a lot of memes (almost knowledge). Just two people meeting in the street and looking at one another will transfer memes. Everything we learn, necessarily from others or other outside sources, fills us with memes. At the same time we transfer memes to the people we come into contact with. I used to call it "touching" people, and people "touching" us in return.
    This acquired characteristics (Lamarque would have loved this) become part of the Personality, AND MAY THEN WELL BE TRANSFERRED TO FUTURE GENERATIONS in the form of genes in the DNA.
    Or would they be transferred to future issue by non-physical means?
    I would love to hear your opinion,
    Dini

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