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On Thursday, January 10, 2002 4:23 PM Chris Taylor said:
> I think this is like hybridisation in the wild between
species - a new
> species may arise by combining parts of pre-existing ones.
This new
> species is just as valid. I think the 'new' meme is
indistinguishable
> from learned ones ...
Thank you Chris. This sounds quite acceptable to me. You are
saying the hybrid meme is subconsciously pieced together from
previously learned memes? I think I am getting somewhere.
Pieter
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