Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id MAA15193 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 30 Aug 2001 12:46:12 +0100 Subject: Re: Cichlids & Memes Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 07:43:42 -0400 x-sender: wsmith1@camail2.harvard.edu x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0v3, Claritas Est Veritas From: "Wade T.Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu> To: "Memetics Discussion List" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Message-ID: <20010830114342.AAA15835@camailp.harvard.edu@[205.240.180.126]> Sender: fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi Chris Taylor -
>I'd argue that even the genetically controlled behaviours
>can be memes, just an older wood-burning version
I think it needs to come down to that ("these are memes - little packets
of information with
associated behaviours"), if one is wont to use the word in the first
place.
That still leaves the leap from bird song to Beethoven, but, that was
always there.
- Wade
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