Re: Are there any memes out there?

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Mon Mar 12 2001 - 14:21:15 GMT

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    On 03/12/01 06:16, Chris Taylor said this-

    >1) When a certain form of meme (action, knowledge etc.) is required, a
    >kind of resonance propagates through the mind, embodying the selective
    >requirements, and whatever sings the loudest (most strongly 'hit' all
    >the 'resonant frequencies') comes to the 'fore' in the mind.

    'Meme' is unrequired in this process.

    Thus-

    1) When a certain form of action, knowledge etc., is required, a
    kind of resonance propagates through the mind, embodying the selective
    requirements, and whatever sings the loudest (most strongly 'hits' all
    the 'resonant frequencies') comes to the 'fore' in the mind.

    - and even, last line, not "comes to the 'fore' in the mind", but, 'gets
    propagated in behavior'.

    >2) This mechanism requires that our little memes are independent and
    >self assorting:

    'Self-asserting'...?

    >(so you usually end up finding a doorstop to stop the door, rather
    >than your PC)

    I'm not aware of too many processes that would guarantee that actual
    doorstops are being used in the mind/body at hardly any moment.
    Biological evolution is chockful of PC's and anything else that came to
    hand holding open doors. Design is always a dangerous word to even think
    about with evolution....

    - Wade

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