Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id CAA28822 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 4 Oct 2001 02:49:02 +0100 From: "salice" <salice@gmx.net> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 03:41:09 +0000 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: What/Who selects memes? In-reply-to: <20011003233854.AAA12262@camailp.harvard.edu@[205.240.180.132]> Message-Id: <E15oxaD-0007Vr-00@dryctnath.mmu.ac.uk> Sender: fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> If it can be said that culture is analogous to programs, then, no, there
> is nothing, nohow, to determine what culture the mind is running at the
> moment.
I can clearly see that your mind was running english language culture
at the time you wrote this.
> There is some reliable evidence that we can tell what emotions are being
> felt, however.
How?
> The interface between emotions and society may well be culture, but, we
I don't see your point.
> do not know, nor can we ascertain, what programs are running (or what
> memes are resident) or even what culture someone is from.
Hm, i can kind of say, that derek stores the meme "memes aren't
stored in brains" and i can see the program running which makes him
defend this meme against it's opponent "memes are stored in brains".
But maybe it's all fake?
> No analytical real time tool (like fMRI) can determine what cultural
> background I have.
I agree.
> Then again, observation (and what is obvious) is often a trap in science.
As is false belief which observation does not confirm.
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