Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id TAA10410 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 16 Aug 2001 19:09:24 +0100 Message-ID: <001701c12684$4d5c07a0$a207bed4@default> From: "Kenneth Van Oost" <Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be> To: "memetics" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: Re: The 1st chicken or the 1st egg Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:49:46 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <joedees@bellsouth.net>
> > > And btw where did the *first* termite mound come from (and the
> > first
> > > protein structures too)?
> > As you well know, they evolved from earlier, more primitive
> > structures.
> >
> > The idea here, since you seem to need for it to be explained to
> > you, is that there cannot be morphic resonance across mutations
> > and transitions, since it, by definition, informs as to similarities,
not
> > differences. It's the same as the god argument (and who created
> > god?); if morphic resonance was unnecessary for the first termite
> > mounds ( or the first of anything), and it must have been since
> > such was not available then, how can it possibly be that it is
> > necessary for any successors, and if it is not, then why does
> > Occam's Razor not apply? Short answer; Occam's Razor DOES
> > apply, and it snips MR foolishness right off the skein.
>
> << This seems to be a logical conclusion !
> The problem with MR, as i see it, is that it seems to lack an '
> evolutionary'
> path where upon aspects of nature can walk.
> Sheldrake explains, ( I changed his words in order to fit yours),
>
> 1_ What determines the first mount !?
> Shel_ That can 't be explained, it is something what comes into being
> ex- hypothesi. It is something that can 't be repaeted because the first
> mount ever influences all of the next. What we see is the outcome of
> many trials.
> What, IMO means that Natural Selection as a concept just can be the
> last step known to us of a natural process where we never gonna see
> the beginning of.
>
> 2_ MR does not work on simimarity alone, though.
> Morphic fields work also with and upon systems with which they
> are connected. They lay down ' restrictions ' with a specific pattern
> upon possible outcomes of natural processes.
> What, IMO means that the very first mount, doesn 't have to be biased
> upon an earlier more equally system.
> Neighbouring systems could have helped to determine the very first.
> X and Y both MR fields of similarity " created " a new one Z which is the
> very first termite- mount.
>
> Best,
>
> Kenneth
>
> ( I am, because we are) U
>
===============================================================
This was distributed via the memetics list associated with the
Journal of Memetics - Evolutionary Models of Information Transmission
For information about the journal and the list (e.g. unsubscribing)
see: http://www.cpm.mmu.ac.uk/jom-emit
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Thu Aug 16 2001 - 19:21:57 BST