Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id HAA11595 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Sat, 31 Mar 2001 07:48:16 +0100 X-Originating-IP: [209.240.221.62] From: "Scott Chase" <ecphoric@hotmail.com> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: The Demise of a Meme Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 01:43:59 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F208881Np7vXee4fDGC0000e41d@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 31 Mar 2001 06:43:59.0878 (UTC) FILETIME=[F7795A60:01C0B9AD] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk>
>Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>Subject: Re: The Demise of a Meme
>Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:18:37 +0100
>
>On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 01:50:57PM +0100, Chris Taylor wrote:
> > Psychology is now where biology was 100 years ago. Biology now is where
> > physics was 100 years ago.
>
>These are great tabloid headlines, but (like tabloid headlines) they're
>not going to convince anyone who is not already inclined to believe it.
>In fact, I'd say, strictly speaking, these statements are meaningless,
>because these disciplines are not directly comparable.
>
But they are quite bridgeable in the realm of comparative psychology. I
guess this little cubbyhole of theoretical hybridization is quite backward,
depending on modern evolutionary theory as it does. Ditto for ethology.
Memetics OTOH...
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