From: "Aaron Agassi" <agassi@erols.com>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Subject: RE: Twins
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 14:17:50 -0400
In-Reply-To: <8b4c9ba0.24fc1601@aol.com>
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> Subject: Re: Twins
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>
> In a message dated 8/30/99 11:30:15 AM Central Daylight Time,
> wade_smith@harvard.edu writes:
>
> > Until shown otherwise, of course.
> > Occam does like looking at this genetically, though. Even to taste
> > propensity, because the taste of the toothpaste _could_ be
> considered one
> > of the paramount determinants of choice, assuming they have
> both tasted
> > others, and assuming they aren't just choosing for price, and....
> >
> > - Wade
>
> Okay, toothpaste might be arguably genetic, assuming that they
> really were
> choosing them based on taste, and had really run a taste test of all
> available brands. The eeriness has extended to less obviously genetic
> things, however, such dressing style, home decorations, even
> names of pets
> and significant others. I think Occam would have more trouble
> with a genetic
> explanation for some of that.
There are genetic responses to all the pertinent stimuli. But the cultural
factors would also have to have been shared. This may go to support the
contention previously advanced that all memplexes include a genetic
component of instinctive stimulus response.
>
> -Jake
>
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