Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id UAA07211 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Fri, 19 Jan 2001 20:26:38 GMT Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 20:08:53 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: DNA Culture .... Trivia? Message-ID: <20010119200853.D2515@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <200101191157.GAA03604@mail3.lig.bellsouth.net>; <20010119125153.B1745@reborntechnology.co.uk> <200101191445.JAA27762@mail2.lig.bellsouth.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.12i In-Reply-To: <200101191445.JAA27762@mail2.lig.bellsouth.net>; from joedees@bellsouth.net on Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 08:50:49AM -0600 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 08:50:49AM -0600, Joe E. Dees wrote:
> >
> > It's nice to know you have an interest in the pyramids, Joe. But how
> > does the foregoing prove (or disprove) "that some concept of _information_
> > could serve eventually to unify mind, matter, and meaning in a single
> > theory?"
> >
> Well, if you're interested in the informational relation to physics, I
> recommend PHYSICS FROM FISHER INFORMATION: A
> UNIFICATION by B. Roy Friedan (Cambridge U Pr 1999).
I'm quite astounded by your nerve, Joe. We had several exchanges about
information in physics, both here and on the virus list. I argued
that information did have a valid place in physics, and you denied it.
In particular, I posted a short series of articles outlining my views,
and citing that book. I posted that series twice, first on virus and
then here, and you took great exception to it. I told you that I had
initiated a discussion on the issue in the sci.physics newsgroup, and told
you how to access it, and you still denied that information could have a
place in physics, implying that those physicists who thought it did were
stupid. These exchanges are in the archives. That you now presume to
tell me about information in physics is... well, I can't think of a better
word than "astounding". But a word of warning: if you do this kind of
thing in your professional life, you will be widely disliked at best,
and quite possibly be sidelined altogether, as lacking the intellectual
honesty required to make any worthwhile contribution to your discipline.
-- Robin Faichney robin@reborntechnology.co.uk=============================================================== This was distributed via the memetics list associated with the Journal of Memetics - Evolutionary Models of Information Transmission For information about the journal and the list (e.g. unsubscribing) see: http://www.cpm.mmu.ac.uk/jom-emit
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