At 10:16 PM 12/04/04 +, you wrote:
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(I just received your message of 7 April.)
Keith Henson wrote
The model of evolutionary psychology ... is that any observed
feature in a species is either the direct result of the feature
being selected or it is a s
(I just received your message of 7 April.)
Keith Henson wrote
The model of evolutionary psychology ... is that any observed
feature in a species is either the direct result of the feature
being selected or it is a side effect of some feature that was
selected.
Yes, I understand.
At 03:14 PM 09/04/04 -0700, you wrote:
Keith Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
snip
I think an argument can be made that - in terms of
expansion of genes and memes - war _is_ adaptive when
one culture is technologically more advanced than the
other; the above is rather like the MAD scenario
carrie
At 08:43 AM 09/04/04 -02-30, you wrote:
From: Keith Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Meta Level was Winning the War on Terror
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 20:12:43 -0400
We know
Keith Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/primer.html
>
> "The goal of research in evolutionary
> psychology is to discover and
> understand the design of the human mind
> "In this view, the mind is a set of
> information-processing machine
From: Keith Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Meta Level was Winning the War on Terror
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 20:12:43 -0400
We know that you don't get wars if economic dis
At 02:31 PM 07/04/04 -0400, you wrote:
Keith Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
It's worst than that. The natives of Easter Island ... went at
each other with rocks ...
True, but that tells us nothing as to whether the capability of
developing `xenophobic memes' comes as the result of great
Keith Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
It's worst than that. The natives of Easter Island ... went at
each other with rocks ...
True, but that tells us nothing as to whether the capability of
developing `xenophobic memes' comes as the result of greater genetic
reproduction under some cir
> to enable more spying ... in effect, to enable a few to be more
> obvious about their xenophilia than before.)
^^
...
Did you mean "xenophobia" in those two places where you wrote
"xenophilia"?
No, I meant xenophilia: my question is whethe
At 05:01 PM 06/04/04 -0400, Robert J. Chassell wrote:
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By the way, evolutionary psychology tries to account for human psychology
traits that were adaptive for hunter gatherers. These traits may map into
modern conditions, but it's just happenstance. Some of them like
capture-bonding--bet
At 05:01 PM 06/04/04 -0400, you wrote:
Keith Henson wrote that times of trouble tend to make for a spread in
xenophobic notions. He said that idea came from evolutionary
psychology.
Regarding evolutionary psychology, Gautam Mukunda wrote
My problem ... It struck me as a "just so" story.
Thi
"Robert J. Chassell" wrote:
> (And I cam up with the notion that a society would permit those savy
> men to find out more about the enemy, to enable more spying, so as to
> be better able to kill them -- in effect, to enable a few to be more
> obvious about their xenophilia than before.)
Keith Henson wrote that times of trouble tend to make for a spread in
xenophobic notions. He said that idea came from evolutionary
psychology.
Regarding evolutionary psychology, Gautam Mukunda wrote
My problem ... It struck me as a "just so" story.
This is true. I like the notion of `xeno
> From: Keith Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> At 05:55 PM 03/04/04 -0600, The Fool wrote:
> > > From: Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> snip
>
> > > So how does that square with the idease expressed
> > > here? I'm not even sure, but evolutionary psychology
> > > is a very, very, very thin r
At 05:55 PM 03/04/04 -0600, The Fool wrote:
> From: Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
snip
> So how does that square with the idease expressed
> here? I'm not even sure, but evolutionary psychology
> is a very, very, very thin reed on which to rest an argument.
I tend to think extremism develops
> From: Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> --- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I tend to doubt very many Brin-Lers--other than
> > certain Trolls--had
> > difficulty understanding you.
>
> I did, actually, and I have an extensive background in
> evolutionary psych.
>
> My problem wi
At 06:46 AM 03/04/04 -0800, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I tend to doubt very many Brin-Lers--other than
> certain Trolls--had
> difficulty understanding you.
I did, actually, and I have an extensive background in
evolutionary psych.
My problem with it - from what
--- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I tend to doubt very many Brin-Lers--other than
> certain Trolls--had
> difficulty understanding you.
I did, actually, and I have an extensive background in
evolutionary psych.
My problem with it - from what I did understand - is
the problem shared with m
> From: Keith Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> At 05:26 PM 02/04/04 -0800, you wrote:
> >I know what a meme is. I meant I couldn't understand what you were
saying.
>
> It would be hard to understand if you are not up on evolutionary
psychology.
I tend to doubt very many Brin-Lers--other than certa
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>
> At 11:33 PM 01/04/04 -0800, Mike Lee wrote:
>
>
> From: Mike Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I know what a meme is. I meant I couldn't understand what you were
saying.
In the past you've claimed to be more intelligent. The truth now
emerges...
-
"As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit
atrocities." - Voltaire
_
essed
what that is, so I don't need to tell you.
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> To: Killer Bs Discussion
> Subject: Re: Meta Level was Winning the Wa
The Fool wrote:
>
> > From: Keith Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > At 11:33 PM 01/04/04 -0800, Mike Lee wrote:
> >
> > >Note to Keith: saying "meme" a lot doesn't make you intelligible.
> >
> > Sorry. I didn't realize the term was unfamiliar within this group.
>
> Mr. Lee is a Troll. Apparent
On 3 Apr 2004, at 2:26 am, Mike Lee wrote:
I know what a meme is. I meant I couldn't understand what you were
saying.
Nothing wrong with being stupid. Most people are. But top-posting is a
no-no on this list.
--
William T Goodall
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Blo
I know what a meme is. I meant I couldn't understand what you were saying.
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Henson
> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 6:12 AM
> To: Killer Bs Discussion
> Subject: RE: Meta Le
> Question to Mike: do you really mean "intelligible," or did
> you mean "intelligent?"
I meant intelligible, in a somewhat metaphoric sense. For example, someone might be
said to be unintelligibly muttering. Or a schizophrenic might be unintelligibly
ranting. I was referring more to the latte
Takes one to know one.
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> > From: Kei
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From: "Dave Land" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:47 AM
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> Mike Lee wrote:
>
> > Note to Keith: sayin
At 02:32 PM 02/04/04 -0800, you wrote:
> Keith Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I wrote one of the earliest popular articles on
> memes "MEMETICS AND THE MODULAR-MIND" in Analog
>(1987).
snip
I put the pointers up for historical context.
light. Even if they were harmful when they started,
th
> From: Keith Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> At 11:33 PM 01/04/04 -0800, Mike Lee wrote:
>
> >Note to Keith: saying "meme" a lot doesn't make you intelligible.
>
> Sorry. I didn't realize the term was unfamiliar within this group.
Mr. Lee is a Troll. Apparently you have been trolled.
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> Keith Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I wrote one of the earliest popular articles on
> memes "MEMETICS AND THE MODULAR-MIND" in Analog
>(1987).
>
>
http://groups.google.ca/groups?selm=hkhensonE5ozq9.K8x%40netcom.com&oe=UTF-8&output=gplain
"History classes have made us more aware of the
Mike Lee wrote:
Note to Keith: saying "meme" a lot doesn't make you intelligible.
Question to Mike: do you really mean "intelligible," or did you mean
"intelligent?" I don't want to assume that this was a "Bushism," (as in
"functionable" for "functional") but, I don't really understand your
cri
At 11:33 PM 01/04/04 -0800, Mike Lee wrote:
Note to Keith: saying "meme" a lot doesn't make you intelligible.
Sorry. I didn't realize the term was unfamiliar within this group.
A meme is an element of culture, a replicating information pattern
affecting behavior. There are many other related d
Note to Keith: saying "meme" a lot doesn't make you intelligible.
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Henson
> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:13 PM
> To: Killer Bs Discussion
> Subject: Meta Level was Winning the War on Terr
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