Re: Darwinian evolution vs memetic evolution

From: Robin Faichney (robin@reborntechnology.co.uk)
Date: Tue Feb 06 2001 - 20:31:40 GMT

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Subject: Re: Darwinian evolution vs memetic evolution
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From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk>
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    On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 11:22:04AM -0600, joedees@bellsouth.net wrote:
    > On 6 Feb 2001, at 16:02, Robin Faichney wrote:
    >
    > > On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 09:11:30AM -0500, Wade T.Smith wrote:
    > > > On 02/06/01 08:57, joedees@bellsouth.net said this-
    > > >
    > > > >It shows that if one perseveres, one can change one's own mind in
    > > > >desired directions not just in the short term, but also in the long
    > > > > term, or what's a college education for?
    > > >
    > > > And this, indeed, is freedom.
    > > >
    > > > (I think someone was talking about freedom....)
    > > >
    > > > But, look at the social substrate required for this freedom.
    > > >
    > > > How rare it is, and has ever been.
    > >
    > > Are you saying only college graduates are free???
    > >
    > Are you saying that not only they, but also kings and dot-com
    > zillionaires, possess no (real rather than illusory) freedom at all?

    If you'd take the trouble to read with reasonable care and then think
    about what I write, you'd know I'd never say that.

    So I guess it's hopeless... :-( 

    -- 
Robin Faichney
robin@reborntechnology.co.uk

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