Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id KAA12225 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 6 Feb 2001 10:12:28 GMT Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 09:36:44 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Darwinian evolution vs memetic evolution Message-ID: <20010206093644.D557@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <000201c08fd9$0b2c4620$691ec6cf@oemcomputer> <3A7F16D4.836.12A542@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.12i In-Reply-To: <3A7F16D4.836.12A542@localhost>; from joedees@bellsouth.net on Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 09:10:44PM -0600 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 09:10:44PM -0600, joedees@bellsouth.net wrote:
> In fact,
> a major focus of Roger Sperry's work was how recursion in
> systems possessing the prerequisite complexity, such as our
> cerebral cortexes, were capable of, and indeed utilized, top-down
> control (in addition to the bottom-up control which remains).
I don't understand this. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that
I don't believe that causation can cross levels of explanation --
in either direction. Perhaps you could tell us more about it.
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