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On 6 Feb 2001, at 21:48, Chris Lofting wrote:
> Robin,
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On
> > Behalf Of Robin Faichney Sent: Tuesday, 6 February 2001 8:13 To:
> > memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Darwinian evolution vs memetic
> > evolution
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 10:08:19PM -0600, joedees@bellsouth.net
> > wrote:
> > > On 5 Feb 2001, at 20:17, Robin Faichney wrote:
> > >
> > > > I did not say we are free only to do some things, or only to
> > > > some extent -- that is so obvious as to be needless to say.
> > > > What I said was, we are free only in some senses.
> > > >
> > > Well, obviously some of us are free enough to choose to consider
> > > themselves unfree, or was that complex web of neuronal dynamism
> > > forever set at the instant of the Big Bang, too?
> >
> > Do you think "we are free only in some senses" means "we are
> > unfree"?
> >
> > If you don't understand what I'm saying, why not just say so, and
> > ask for clarification?
> >
>
> Joe is not capable of that. If he does not understand or he
> misinterprets (often!) then he switches to negative mode. It is a
> defence mechanism. Forgive him, he knows not what he does :-) If he
> did as you suggested then there is the horrifying recognition that he
> FAILED to understand something. shock horror; no no no .. the fault
> MUST be yours... :-)
>
Chris could not understand sarcasm if it humped his leg.
>
> Chris.
> ------------------
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