From: BrettMan35@webtv.net (Brett Robertson) Date sent: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 14:30:05 -0500 (EST) To: virus@lucifer.com Subject: Re: virus: Technology (was manifest science) Send reply to: virus@lucifer.com
> The argument whereby evolution is the same as innovation is called
> *memetics* (which suggests that "human" logic is none other than
> material necessity which has been "pre-selected", somehow, for
> survival).
>
Wrongo, nimrod. Blind and purposeless evolution of an organism
through the process of natural selection is the same as conceptiondriven
purposeful innovation of language and/or technology by selfcomscious
individuals only for the terminally confused such as
yourself.
>
> This *pre-selection* criteria suggests a meta-physical environment (one
> which includes non-local survival strategies), a post-chance selection
> pattern (a pattern which has the potential ordering to NOT be negated
> through competition to an 50/ 50 chance for survival), and a logical
> action (a necessary effect which REPLICATES successful patterns--
> showing "intent"... as contrasted from the idea of mutation).
>
> The environment allows for survival strategies which are not immediately
> available (since it includes physical space, or distance); and, the idea
> that what is successful survives is an easy concept to grasp. Thus, the
> main difference in memetics and genetics is in the idea of successful
> pattern formation (potentially successful patterns are called "memes").
>
> Though memetics is in its infancy, we are encouraged by the possibility
> that successful patterns ARE formed and can replicate. I see no reason
> (since the other aspects of evolution can be explained without a human
> agent) to conclude that the meme is purely a human invention.
>
Meme propagation is dependent upon the communication/imitation
of linguistic expressions and/or technological methods and
products, and as such is restricted to humans.
>
> Brett Lane Robertson
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