Re: Words and memes

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Tue Feb 05 2002 - 04:06:44 GMT

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    On Monday, February 4, 2002, at 09:43 , Joe Dees wrote:

    > Nature does not intentionally mutate genes with an 'eye' toward the
    > future

    Certainly true. I more meant, it's not 'blind' as regards motion and
    direction. It's not intentional, but it has the unblindedness of
    momentum.

    > people do frequently intentionally mutate memes in order to improve
    > their replicatory coefficient.

    I wonder if such mutation is not _completely_ due to the intention of
    improving their replicatory coefficient- understand my meme totally, and
    you are me.

    - Wade

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