Re: The Demise of a Meme

From: Robin Faichney (robin@reborntechnology.co.uk)
Date: Wed Apr 11 2001 - 11:26:57 BST

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    On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 03:59:33AM -0500, joedees@bellsouth.net wrote:
    > >
    > > I mentioned the grains' interrelations almost as often as I mentioned
    > > grains. I stated more than once that I view the tipping point as
    > > entirely real, only denying that it can be considered to exert any
    > > influence over individual grains. It's a pattern that emerges out of
    > > the interrelated behaviour of many grains. If you can show me, in
    > > detail, with no hand-waving, how such an emergent pattern can
    > > influence its own components, you'll have won, and I'll admit it and
    > > congratulate you.
    > >
    > You must not have red my other email to you yet.

    If you're saying you have already provided such an explanation, then
    I haven't seen it. When did you send it? Was there a word used in
    it that's unlikely to appear elsewhere, so I can do a search on it?
    Do you have a copy that you could resend?

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    Robin Faichney
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