Re: Gemetica and the creation of 'gemes'.

From: Robin Faichney (robin@reborntechnology.co.uk)
Date: Tue Feb 06 2001 - 13:44:29 GMT

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    On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 06:50:54AM -0600, joedees@bellsouth.net wrote:
    > On 6 Feb 2001, at 10:15, Robin Faichney wrote:
    >
    > > On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 10:45:58AM +0100, Ruis, J.J.C.M. wrote:
    > > > Dear members,
    > > >
    > > > We differentiate 'genes' and 'memes'.
    > > >
    > > > I define 'genes' as physical/material sets of information with the
    > > > intention/goal to natural reproduction.
    > > >
    > > > I define 'memes' as ideal/virtual sets of information with the
    > > > intention/goal to cultural reproduction.
    > >
    > > How can "sets of information" have intentions and/or goals?
    > >
    > I agree. It is the container (emergent self) which has the intentions
    > and goals, which motivates its choice for and against some (but
    > not all) of the prospectively contained informational sets.

    That's one way of looking at it. There are many others. None is
    objectively, inherently superior: meaning is only consistent within a
    language game, and both context and goal are required to determine
    what's right. 

    -- 
Robin Faichney
robin@reborntechnology.co.uk

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