Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id HAA19735 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Wed, 6 Feb 2002 07:59:31 GMT Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 23:53:49 -0800 Message-Id: <200202060753.g167rnr17398@mail3.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: [66.156.194.113] From: "Joe Dees" <joedees@addall.com> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: The Tipping Point, perspective Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk('binary' encoding is not supported, stored as-is)
> "Scott Chase" <ecphoric@hotmail.com> memetics@mmu.ac.uk Re: The Tipping Point, perspectiveDate: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 23:45:13 -0500
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>>From: "Wade T.Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu>
>>Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>>To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>>Subject: Re: The Tipping Point, perspective
>>Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 23:02:51 -0500
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>>On Monday, February 4, 2002, at 09:23 , Joe Dees wrote:
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>>>The question is : Does he consider the evolution of brain complexity
>>>beyond the Godelian threshhold that allows for self-reference to itself
>>>be a tipping point permitting the creation and evolution of culture? I
>>>do.
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>>Ah. Now, please, (don't complain), expand 'Godelian threshold' to a
>>nine-year old's level of understanding, and I'll have something to ask.
>>Mostly, because if he doesn't know what a Godelian threshold is, I know
>>I couldn't explain it....
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>I thought you were older than that. You sure are a smart cookie for your
>age.
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>Every time I see a thread with Godelian self-reference mentioned I tend to
>dive behind the nearest source of shelter, not unlike the guy on that Monty
>Python movie (Meaning of Life?) after he offers the gluttonous guy an after
>dinner mint (I know I'm horribly misremembering this one).
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>That and anything with "quantum" or "Heisenberg uncertainty" in it are sure
>to be long winded when found on usenet or other forums.
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I'm 46. 47 come 9/28.
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