Re: virus: Memetic Engineering

Ken Kittlitz (ken@audesi.com)
Wed, 05 Aug 1998 09:37:37 -0600


At 08:47 AM 8/5/98 -0600, you wrote:

>As for mutually exclusive memes, isn't possible that both these statements
>may be true?
>
>Humans are animals.
>Humans are not animals.
>
>Doesn't it depend on context and interpretation?

Good question... I'm not sure both can be true in the same context. For
example, if you believe the first statement, I don't think you can believe
the second one. Or at least, *I* couldn't. I mght be able to say that
humans are "special" animals, or that they have capabilities beyond those
of most other animals, but offhand I can't think of a situation in which I
would say that humans aren't animals. Can you think of a context in which
both statements are true?
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