Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id TAA28167 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk); Wed, 3 Oct 2001 19:44:26 +0100 Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 00:57:05 +0100 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: What/Who selects memes? Message-ID: <20011003005705.A824@ii01.org> References: <20011002185954.AAA16910@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: <20011002185954.AAA16910@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]>; from wade_smith@harvard.edu on Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 02:59:00PM -0400 From: Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org> Sender: fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 02:59:00PM -0400, Wade T.Smith wrote:
> On 10/02/01 14:16, Bill Spight said this-
>
> >It is certainly true that the selection need not be natural selection,
> >but I don't think that that was the claim.
>
> I equated the two. Mea culpa.
>
> I don't see any need to say 'selection' when one means 'choice' though.
It depends on whether one is taking an objective or subjective
perspective. "Selection" is objective, "choice" subjective.
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