Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id NAA21380 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:56:56 GMT Subject: Re: The Demise of a Meme Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:53:18 -0500 x-sender: wsmith1@camail2.harvard.edu x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0v3, Claritas Est Veritas From: "Wade T.Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu> To: "memetics list" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Message-ID: <20010323135319.AAA22129@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On 03/23/01 04:41, Robin Faichney said this-
>Wade's meme-free observations don't come within a million miles of it.
But you're not going to actually see a new thing unless you're in the
state of reception granted by memelessness.
Like all things, it's a momentary event, and there is a great deal to do
after the eureka.
>But any sentient creature observes, by definition.
Indeed. The mechanisms of observation and perception, IMHO, are where
memes are, if they are are.
- Wade
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