Re: Memes and emotions (was "character assassination")

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Thu Jan 25 2001 - 15:37:43 GMT

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Subject: Re: Memes and emotions (was "character assassination")
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    On 01/25/01 09:37, Lawrence DeBivort said this-

    >For what it's worth, we don't treat emotions as memes, though I can see
    >someone arguing that they can manifest themselves publicly as a behavior,
    >and therefore might be induce imitation.

    I would say that behavioral emotive responses are endemic to the species,
    and as such should be considered a pre-cultural developmental genetic
    activity.

    Which is what I consider imitation to be, also.

    Birds do it....

    - Wade

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