Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id TAA20120 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk); Sat, 29 Sep 2001 19:40:23 +0100 From: "salice" <salice@gmx.net> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 20:33:03 +0000 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: Thesis: Memes are DNA-Slaves In-reply-to: <1001776178.3bb5e43242ae0@rugth1.phys.rug.nl> References: <E15n1VW-0005hM-00@dryctnath.mmu.ac.uk> Message-Id: <E15nOz0-0001q7-00@dryctnath.mmu.ac.uk> Sender: fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> If such behaviors were not rewarded the organism would not be
> propelled to engage in the mentioned activities and
> repetition of them would be absent (reinforcement).
i think this reward mechanism is often quite complex and not really
understandable. i think it can often be compared to obsessions or
addictions rather than just "feeling good" when doing something.
a lot of human symptoms like ego, image, obsessions and so on have
not much to do with making someone feel good they might serve some
function be it at a meme or dna level.
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