Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id MAA27454 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 18 Jan 2001 12:18:05 GMT Subject: Re: DNA Culture .... Trivia? Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 07:15:13 -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: <20010118121330.AAA6703@camailp.harvard.edu@[204.96.32.169]> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi Robin Faichney --
>Mutation is required for evolution
Yes, it is, especially in non-sexual forms.
>To suppose that because sex allows
>relatively rapid evolution, -
- yes, I totally agree -
>r.r. evol. requires sex, is illogical.
- but I never asserted that.
'Sex', in biology's certain case (and we are not amoebae), is what gets
part of me into another, which might yield offspring, thus genetic
distribution and change. That sex moved biology into more and more varied
forms is inescapable.
But what do I do to get 'me' into 'you', to produce _that_ offspring?
I think that (whatever it is) is what we are calling a 'meme' here and
thereabouts.
And, yes, Joe, I would prefer that things like 'viral marketing' are
called 'rape'.
Spades are spades.
- Wade
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