Does anyone else see a little Homo-centric prejudice working in this =
discussion? We, at the top of the divine chain of creation, are =
exclusively capable of reproducing memes. This, I suspect, implies a =
hidden assumption that we are set apart by some human "gift" (a =
Cartesian theater?). =20
Brodie: "...When you are programmed with an association-meme, the =
presence of one thing triggers a thought or feeling about something =
else..." Wouldn't Pavlov have an opinion on this?
Doesn't every imprinted method or behavior contain a genetic component? =
Who is to say what "threshold" qualifies for "memism"? If kissing is =
60% culture and 40% instinct, and the bee dance is 5% culture and 95% =
instinct (how do you measure these things?) and ecstasy from devotional =
prayer is, say, 40% culture and 60% instinct (however redirected from =
original purposes) and Fido sitting on command is 65% culture and 35% =
instinct where do you draw the line? Would we have a fork without =
hunger? But isn't a fork a replicable meme?
The human mind is a unique cluster of mental processes. It is possible =
that each individual component process is "matched" somewhere in another =
species (perhaps even languaging, if you include dolphins). To single =
out the human cluster and anoint it as uniquely qualified can only be =
wishful thinking akin to other aesthetically satisfying arguments like =
selfhood and the divine chain of creation.
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