> From: Richard Brodie[SMTP:RBrodie@brodietech.com]
>
> On Thursday, October 9, 1997 8:46 PM, Nathaniel Hall
> [SMTP:natehall@worldnet.att.net] wrote:
> > Two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen make one molecule of
> water. Is
> > this an example of one of those patterns which don't exist?
>
> You are confused when you say "don't exist." Patterns are labels,
> distinction-memes, and they exist in minds.
>
You say patterns are distinction-memes. I say, all
memes are patterns, but also: the memes that refer
to "real world" things have patterns as referent as
well as reference (as do all other refering memes
too, of course).
Doesn't that make Level 3 sense? Or is that an
oxymoron? :-)
Robin