Re: Darwinian evolution vs memetic evolution

From: Kenneth Van Oost (Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be)
Date: Sun Feb 18 2001 - 20:57:45 GMT

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    Hi Mark,
    You wrote,

    > As usual, I'm using the neural-meme, so the problem of ideas passing to
    > soma is not a problem. In neural-meme theory, the neural system is
    > partially self-organizing due to energy being passed through the system
    > (energy flow is produces self-organization of the media it passes
    > through). The genetic framework provides the substrate, the
    > self-organization produces the earliest memory organization. As the
    neural
    > memory gets larger and more refined, it starts recording memories of
    > environmental stimuli, allowing cultural replication.
    >
    > Ideas are the phenotypes of neural-memes, memory organization (neural-meme
    > based) is the genotype.

    Wouldn 't it be better to use the viral- meme !?
    If you do you can include the immune system in your concept and the
    passing of ideas to soma and germline wouldn 't be a problem at all.
    Roughly spoken of course and in consideration you didn 't do it already.

    Best,

    Kenneth

    ( I am, because we are)

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