Re: Darwinian evolution vs memetic evolution

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Sun Feb 18 2001 - 01:37:23 GMT

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    Hi Robin Faichney -

    >Surely all "fitness" means is that, in any given context, some things
    >are more stable than others -- "fit" is what we call the stable ones.

    And what, pray tell, is stable?

    - Wade

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