Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id CAA19791 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 15 Jan 2002 02:22:50 GMT Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 21:18:24 -0500 Subject: Re: Knowledge, Memes and Sensory Perception Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: "Wade T. Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.0.20020114201649.00a3e6d0@mail.clarityconnect.com> Message-Id: <271882CA-095E-11D6-A443-003065B9A95A@harvard.edu> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.480) Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Monday, January 14, 2002, at 08:29 , Ray Recchia wrote:
> I don't think this C-meme, I-meme distinction is a good one. Person
> Alpha learns how to ride a bicycle by watching someone else do it.
> I-meme. Person Beta learns how to ride a bicycle by having someone
> describe the motions necessary to accomplish the action. C-meme. They
> both know how to ride a bicycle
Neither one has any idea how to ride a bicycle.
They just know they might be able to because other people do it.
Until they actually get on one, however, that's all they know.
And, I think this is true no matter what one talks about knowing.
- Wade
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