Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id TAA16026 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:52:45 GMT Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:46:15 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Study shows brain can learn without really trying Message-ID: <20011127194615.A548@ii01.org> References: <20011127141529.AAA4739@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20011127141529.AAA4739@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]> 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 Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 09:14:54AM -0500, Wade T.Smith wrote:
> On 11/27/01 04:41, Robin Faichney said this-
>
> >> Ah. But they use it too- and they mutate it via their use.
> >> Otherwise, all memetics would be is cloning, and it ain't.
> >
> >So now you're admitting there is imitation?
>
> I don't really know the trap you're attempting to set, because, I've
> reread my statement so much I can't trust my eyes anymore, but, I swear
> it doesn't mention imitation even once.
No trap, I just can't believe that, even given the explicit examples
of designers and manufacturers, you still insist that the wheel is
not imitated, merely used. Is it because you think that there is no
difference between actual wheels and the concept of the wheel?
-- Robin Faichney alt.m: "Memes do not exist. Tell everyone you know." inside information -- http://www.ii01.org/=============================================================== This was distributed via the memetics list associated with the Journal of Memetics - Evolutionary Models of Information Transmission For information about the journal and the list (e.g. unsubscribing) see: http://www.cpm.mmu.ac.uk/jom-emit
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