Re: Knowledge, Memes and Sensory Perception

From: Chris Taylor (Christopher.Taylor@man.ac.uk)
Date: Thu Jan 10 2002 - 15:39:02 GMT

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    > If all memes have to be acquired from others, where do they originate
    > and why?

    Same problem as I just mentioned for number 3 (novel hybrids) - this
    transmission thing is too restrictive. What if I think of a behaviour,
    but never pass it on or act it out - how is that thing in my head
    qualitatively different from a meme received by transmission, once it is
    in my head (apart from it's origin)?

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