At 11:21 AM 29/05/99 -0500, Brett wrote:
>What is wrong with the example provided by <medicine> (the technology
>for replicating "medicine" the idea) as this might be contrasted from
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>available for modification and also replicable as a distinct entity (a
>such, we might also say that the technology of medicine necessitates
>replication).
The only thing in this universe that "necessitates" replication is the unavoidable process of evolution. Sorry, Brett, your logic is impenetrable to me. I suggest you give copious examples and analogies of your ideas regarding the dynamics of <medicine>, couched in everyday terms that the intended recipients are familiar with, and pay particular attention to causality. Anything less would be doing a disservice to your (assumed) goal of spreading your ideas.
Dan