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On 9 Aug 2001, at 17:17, Kenneth Van Oost wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dace <edace@earthlink.net>
> >
> > > > << You see, you too stick to the view that genes control
> > > > everything, epimemetic landscapes must be a function of the
> > > > genes. Why !? Why can 't it be that epimemetic landscapes
> > > > control in what way, to
> > which
> > > > extend genes unfold themselves !?
> > >
> > > I'm arguing that memes have no relation whatsoever to genes.
> > > Memes are associated with thought. When enough people subscribe
> > > to a particular belief, such as the notion that evolution is a
> > > product of changing environmental conditions and random genetic
> > > mutation, then this belief becomes part of our collective memory.
> >
> > Hi Dace,
> >
> > Yes, I too think that evolution must be viewed as a twofold process,
> > where memes drives the genes these days. Memes are indeed, of course
> > associated with thought and IMO we have to stop applying ' genetic-
> > like ' explanations to describe the memes themselves and the
> > processes where they are involved in.
> >
> > A better way to describe our ' collective memory ' would be to say
> > that all our individualistic " beliefs " about a certain thing are
> > so
> close
> > together that it would be difficult to seperate them.
> > The One is equal to the Many and we see it as the Same.
> >
> > All the individualistic alternatives look alike and resembles.
> > All the differencies all do resemble alike but may not be far out to
> > eachother so that we can't seperate them in ' individalistic belief
> traits'
> > and the resemblance must be up that close so that we can see a col-
> > lective image emerging. In a way the collective memory is everywhere
> > and nowhere and each individual holds a piece.
>
Ted has mentioned both configurations (such as fish scale colors)
and actions (such as the opening of milk bottles by birds) as
possible examples of morphogenetic resonance. I consider the
first to be genetically determined and the second to be learned
behavior, but in no way can I conceive of such disparate examples
as issuing from a common cause.
>
> > Regards,
> >
> > Kenneth
> >
> > ( I am, because we are) for the quick return
> >
>
>
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