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In a message dated 1/30/2001 4:04:30 PM Pacific Standard Time,
joedees@bellsouth.net writes:
> Hi Marla --
> >
> > I belong to a memetics list group. The thrust of memetic literature
> > is that humans are shaped by their culture. My point is that each
> > human brain acts like a magnet, attracting only those aspects of the
> > culture that fit into its existing configuration. Yes, we are shaped
> > by our culture but only to a degree; the rest is based on what other
> > information is parked in our cranium, as well as the physical
> > condition of our brain---its capabilities.
> >
> We also shape our culture by means of which memes we
> intentionally or inadvertently choose to transmit and receive, and
> the actions taken on the basis of that transmitted and received
> information, which are dictated by our cognitive and somatic
> tendencies and capacities. Individuals and their collective culture
> co-evolve.
>
Hi Joe,
We are in total agreement; what you've expressed is the other side
of the coin, which my post had omitted.
Best wishes,
Len Jayson
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