Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 19:01:48 -0400
From: "Robert G. Grimes" <grimes@fcol.com>
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Subject: Re: Critical thinking in memetics-Correction..,
Folks,
Oops... allow me to correct my wording in my note of this date of the reason memes are
contagious...
I stated in one portion,
"In addition, there are some other obvious reasons that are a little more
cerebral, i.e., evolutionary coherence, where the "explanatory" character
bridges previous or other forms of knowledge and contributes to our
hypotheses or explanations for things...."
Obviously, "evolutionary" is a mistake as I meant "explanatory" as the remainder of the
sentence uses it....
Thanks and pardon me for the error....
Cordially,
Bob
Hans-Cees Speel wrote:
> > While your criticsm of the not so scientific writings of some
> > "scientists" is valid, I appreciate easy to read information about areas
> > of science in which I am interested but do not necessarily want to
> > specialise. I have been grateful, for example, to John Gribbin for
> > demistifying quantum mechanics.
>
> I agree fully. I adore Dawkins for writing so that I feel that
> evolutionary science is exiting!
>
> Is the purpose of this
> > list to narrow down the possible number of participants in memetic
> > science to a select few?
>
> I was one of the people with the idea of this list in the first
> place, and it is not I assure you (I am sure Aaron will agree on
> that). An email list is not a place for peer review, but
> more for sparring on ideas and getting information. This
> does not mean you cannot express your opinion on all kinds
> of things. Aaron feels that memetics is under attack or could be,
> which has probably to do with the fact that he is well known, and
> thus hears a lot of these things in the states. I myself think for
> instance that the Brodie book is cool, not neccesarily very
> scientific, but do all books need to be that? My concern is that it
> provoked my creative side of thinking and that is that.
>
> Papers in JOM need to be scientific, not things on this list.
>
> I would suggest that many list members are
> > feeling alienated by some of the sharp criticisms that result from posts
> > of late. I have been hesitant to mention some of my ideas for fear of
> > disection, or worse, being ignored. I think it would be a great help if
> > the "heavies" on this list lightened up a little.
>
> I invite everyone to use this list for what it is meant: to exchange
> ideas, questions and so on. No-one owns this list (well legally I
> suppose the board of editors of JOM does) and as long it is not about
> individuals, but their ideas, it is ok to critise.
>
> greetings
>
> Hans-Cees
>
> ps I will be on holiday mext week.
> Theories come and go, the frog stays [F. Jacob]
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