Hi,
Tim Rhodes <proftim@speakeasy.org> writes on the subject of: virus: Fw: L- and G-memes (was: Re: Measuring Memes)
Interesting message and ideas, Tim. I think your L-memes and G-memes
are similar to Blackmore's 'copy the instructions' and 'copy the
product', respectively. (it is the same kind of divide, although I
think your terms are more confusing). What really threw me for a loop
is when Blackmore showed how 'copy the instructions' would gradually
come to dominate any instance of Universal Darwinism -- and we see
evidence of that effect in such places as
(a) the evolution of spoken language
Each of which enhansed the ability to copy the instructions. DNA, of
course, is 'copy-the-instructions' all the way -- she speculated that
Lamarkism, even if it had
(b) the creation of text
(c) the vast technological communication systems of today.
ERiC