Re: What/Who selects memes?

From: Robin Faichney (robin@ii01.org)
Date: Wed Oct 03 2001 - 00:57:05 BST

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    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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