Re: The necessity of mental memes

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    On 18 Jan 2002, at 12:31, Wade T. Smith wrote:

    > In other words, the behavior itself was a requirement of the learning
    > process.
    > And, I really don't think there is _any_ situation where that is not true.

    Think of Stephen Hawkins. He hasn't much possibilities for any
    kind of behaviors. So how does he learn about the universe?

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