Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id TAA08958 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Sat, 24 Nov 2001 19:08:21 GMT Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 19:03:14 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Study shows brain can learn without really trying Message-ID: <20011124190314.B705@ii01.org> References: <20011124000023.AAA26741@camailp.harvard.edu@[205.240.180.140]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20011124000023.AAA26741@camailp.harvard.edu@[205.240.180.140]> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i From: Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 07:00:27PM -0500, Wade T.Smith wrote:
>
> Imitation, to me, requires volition.
I was guessing it would. But I think that's a mistake. Of course,
as I keep finding myself having to say, you can use the word any way
you want, but I think you'll find in this context, the way the word's
generally used, repetiton of an observed behavioural pattern counts as
imitation regardless of intent.
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