Re: Labels for memes

From: Robin Faichney (robin@reborntechnology.co.uk)
Date: Tue Jan 30 2001 - 13:10:03 GMT

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From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk>
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    On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 12:30:59PM -0800, Richard Brodie wrote:
    > No one doubts that one phase of the meme's existence is behavioral, just as
    > one phase of the gene's existence is phenotypic.

    How can you say "one phase of the gene's existence is phenotypic"?
    What does this mean? I don't know of any genetic phase other than
    "encoded in DNA."

    > But an animal is not a gene
    > and a behavior is not a meme.

    Animals _carry_ genes. Patterns of behaviour _are_ one phase of memes,
    just as pupae _are_ one phase of butterflies. How else could memes get
    from brain to brain? Telepathy? 

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Robin Faichney
robin@reborntechnology.co.uk

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