Re: circular logic

From: Wade Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 28 2001 - 16:25:31 GMT

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    > Maybe it's time you gave us your definition of "imitate", because it's
    > obviously not the one in common use.

    Here it is then- To copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or
    speech of; mimic.

    And evolution doesn't do any of those things.

    And memetics is an evolutionary paradigm.

    Imitation means nothing to memetics.

    QED.

    - Wade

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