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On 20 Mar 2001, at 15:22, Richard Brodie wrote:
> Brent wrote:
>
> << Crafted? I'm not sure if that is the best word to use, as it
> implies purposive design. But, of course, scientific memes were not
> "designed", they are the result of natural memetic selection. It is
> accidental that science, or any other memeplex, is comprised of its
> collection of memes. It could have been a lot different -- in fact it
> has been during certain periods of history. Its just that science's
> current range of memes happen to be more successful self-replicators
> than some of their competing memes.>>
>
> Memetic selection and purposive design are by no means mutually
> exclusive.
>
Or what's (incompletely) self-conscious awareness and (somewhat)
free will for?
>
> Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com <mailto:richard@brodietech.com>
> www.memecentral.com <http://www.memecentral.com/>
>
>
>
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