Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 10:12:17 -0700
From: Bill Spight <bspight@pacbell.net>
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Subject: Re: Dawkins' Mutation Test for Replicators
Dear Wade,
> I'm just doubting the sincereity of these
> macaque studies, is all. I've seen no observation of non-human culture
> that was absent of the possibility of influence by humans, and the
> macaque observations are a prime example of the chance of corruption.
What do you think the macaques are doing? Do you think that they only wash their food in imitation of humans? Do you think that they only do so soon after seeing a human do so? Do you think that they imitate each other? Or what?
Thanks,
Bill
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