Re: Words and Memes

From: Wade Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Wed Feb 13 2002 - 17:57:54 GMT

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    On Wednesday, February 13, 2002, at 12:41 , Keith Henson wrote:

    > You could argue that you need millions of bytes of background
    > technology for [a wide-ranging cultural innovation] to be
    > applied

    The behavior-only stance requires all the background
    'technology' of the evolved human to be applied- millions of
    neurons and years.

    Ain't such a stretch.

    - Wade

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