Re: Darwinian evolution vs memetic evolution

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Sat Feb 03 2001 - 17:07:59 GMT

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    Hi Dr Able Lawrence --

    >in Genetic evolution there is no
    >conscious choice by the participating players

    Don't tell that to any woman....

    >evolution of memes
    >are influenced by the aesthetic values of the participating humans

    And this seems like such a mobius strip of intentionality that I tend to
    strike it quickly with Occam's tool, and let socio-biology sift out where
    the aesthetic came from in the first place.

    The aesthetic behind a woman's decision to allow a certain male to
    impregnate her- how can it be said that is not genetic? It seems Wilson's
    tether is long, but intact.

    - Wade

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