Re: Memes inside brain

From: salice (salice@gmx.net)
Date: Sat Oct 06 2001 - 22:07:35 BST

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> I gather from that that you agree that, assuming memes reside in brains,
> they are not transmitted by imitation (necessarily). Right?

It depends on what you mean with imitation. I think of imitation as a
physical process. Direct body behaviour. So in this meaning i would
agree.

When you include in imitation also language, arts and so on then i
couldn't think of another way how memes could be transmitted between
brains.

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