Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id LAA04252 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Wed, 9 May 2001 11:14:16 +0100 Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 10:28:26 +0100 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Information Message-ID: <20010509102826.C480@ii01.org> References: <20010506205005.AAA19122@camailp.harvard.edu@[205.240.180.178]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: <20010506205005.AAA19122@camailp.harvard.edu@[205.240.180.178]>; from wade_smith@harvard.edu on Sun, May 06, 2001 at 04:50:05PM -0400 From: Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 04:50:05PM -0400, Wade T.Smith wrote:
> Hi Robin Faichney -
>
> >But for me, if its use allows
> >the laws of physics to be derived, then it's significant.
>
> I don't think I'm any too entrenched here to mention that something has
> to be _used_ (that is, apprehended and understood and engaged) first
> (regardless of when or how anything is derived) to then be significant....
>
> And, unless I'm horribly mistaken, we're almost over the semantic butte.
>
> (No, that's a sacred burial mound.)
>
> (Well, it sure is purty....)
I think we might be "over it" too. See my post in reply to Joe concerning
J as an *amount* of information.
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