Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id BAA14520 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 30 Jan 2001 01:24:52 GMT Subject: Re: magnetic memetics Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 20:22:09 -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: <20010130012024.AAA1766@camailp.harvard.edu@[204.96.32.186]> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi LJayson@aol.com --
>My use of the term "buffet" was meant to indicate that vast "choices"
>are within the indvidual's range of vision, comprehension, outlook or
>experience.
But, ain't it also, to a degree and not a separate issue, IMHO, a
culture's 'duty' to limit the range of vision, contain the comprehension,
blind the outlook, and deny experience to individuals, as an
'individual', in the western sense, and indeed, in the sense I think you
mean it, is not a good 'citizen' at all? But perhaps I speak more of the
hierarchy of persons within cultures. At any rate, being an 'individual'
within a culture is not, as far as I know, that generally allowed a
cultural position for a human to be in.
It ain't just a matter of a person being 'different'- it is very much not
in several cultures interest to have free-thinkers in their midst.
- Wade
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