Re: Darwinizing Culture: The Status of Memetics as a Science

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Sun Apr 22 2001 - 21:53:48 BST

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    Hi Trupeljak Ozren -

    >>Science will not move without evidence for perception.

    >What does that mean?

    Mechanisms, mostly. Proofs.

    Otherwise -

    >Semantics?

    - probably....

    >As for anecdotes, beliefs and other fictions, try talking to a good
    >creationist researcher

    'Creationist researcher' is, of course, an oxymoron. They are literally
    deniers of facts, and not discoverers of any.

    - Wade

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