Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id QAA08131 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 10 Jan 2002 16:44:26 GMT From: "Richard Brodie" <richard@brodietech.com> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: Knowledge, Memes and Sensory Perception Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:40:02 -0800 Message-ID: <JJEIIFOCALCJKOFDFAHBCEKGEBAA.richard@brodietech.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 In-Reply-To: <3C3DB596.6010202@bioinf.man.ac.uk> Importance: Normal Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
What if I never have children. Are the stands of DNA in my cells not genes?
You have simply identified a phenomenon that is not very interesting in
explaining cultural evolution.
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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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