Re: Meme location

From: Philip Jonkers (P.A.E.Jonkers@phys.rug.nl)
Date: Mon Oct 08 2001 - 19:08:28 BST

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    Quoting Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org>:

    > The memetic transmission chain is brain -> behaviour -> brain...
    >
    > Memes are transmitted between brains via behaviour, and between
    > instances
    > of behaviour via brains.
    >
    > "Behaviour" includes speaking, listening, writing, reading, creation
    > of
    > artifacts and examination of them, so artifacts are recorded
    > behaviour.
    >
    > So memes have to be encoded both in brains and in behaviour.
    >
    > Is there any part of that you don't understand????

    Nope.... succintly put.

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