Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id AAA03611 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 31 Jan 2002 00:52:40 GMT Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 16:46:51 -0800 Message-Id: <200201310046.g0V0kpF02732@mail12.bigmailbox.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary X-Mailer: MIME-tools 4.104 (Entity 4.116) X-Originating-Ip: [66.156.195.74] From: "Joe Dees" <joedees@addall.com> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: neccesity of mental memes Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk('binary' encoding is not supported, stored as-is)
> "Grant Callaghan" <grantc4@hotmail.com> memetics@mmu.ac.uk Re: neccesity of mental memesDate: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 07:30:16 -0800
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>> >
>>We compare things to each other, and last time I checked, we were part of
>>the universe we inhabit.
>> >
>
>True. But we are not the universe, Just a small part. Of course, if you're
>saying anything a part does is done by the universe, you have a valid
>arguement. But I was looking at what separates us from the universe, so we
>would be talking about different things.
>
We are the part of the universe that, as a result of our recursive and self-referential complexity allowing emergent selves to reflect upon the data of their perceptions, can look at both ourselves and our environs - a rare attribute not shared by the lion's share of matter/energy existent in the cosmos.
>
>Grant
>
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