Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 17:53:12 +0100
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
From: Robin Faichney <robin@faichney.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: when is a meme selfish?
In-Reply-To: <LPzg0FA2AVx3Ew8i@faichney.demon.co.uk>
In message <LPzg0FA2AVx3Ew8i@faichney.demon.co.uk>, Robin Faichney
<robin@faichney.demon.co.uk> writes
>In message <NBBBIIDKHCMGAIPMFFPJEEOPDIAA.richard@brodietech.com>,
>Richard Brodie <richard@brodietech.com> writes
>>Robin,
>>
>><<Any and every anthropomorphism is an example of the intentional stance,
>>but I don't think that it clarifies matters to drag that in here.>>
>>
>>If you don't think dragging in the intentional stance helps when discussing
>>what Dawkins meant by "selfish," I'm extremely skeptical of your
>>understanding of his work and I really don't know where to proceed.
>
>Well, neither do I, so let's drop it, OK?
Changed my mind. Maybe we can make progress by focussing on one
question: in what way does the information you concede is encoded on the
rock differ from the meme?
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