Re: Darwinian evolution vs memetic evolution

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Fri Feb 09 2001 - 02:21:18 GMT

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Subject: Re: Darwinian evolution vs memetic evolution
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    Hi Bill Spight -

    >"Play it, Sam, for old times'
    >sake," is altered by the environment to "Play it again, Sam," and the
    >alteration is passed on. That's Lamarckian evolution.

    Or "Play it, Sam" becomes "Play it again, Sam" because forces from the
    environment gave it no other choice.

    Lamarck didn't have a thing to do with it. There were no necks straining
    to reach the treetops.

    - Wade

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