Tim Tyler: More Memetic Misunderstandings

Another video about popular misconceptions about memetics.

This particular video will mostly focus on the views of those who accept the concept of cultural evolution - but do not think that
memetics is an appropriate model for it.

Transcript: http://alife.co.uk/essays/more_memetic_misunderstandings/

Please buy my book on Memetics: http://memetics.timtyler.org/

"Memetics: Memes and the Science of Cultural Evolution."

Amazon.com link: http://amazon.com/dp/1461035260/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• memetics
• cultural
• evolution
• memes

[kbr61263]

I did not say that theology answered the question, I said that some questions are suitable for theological consideration. By theology, donot necesarily mean "god" either, just the unknowable.

[Blackliam]

good video dude

[kbr61263]

whether the inspiration for this is from within or beyound is a theological consideration, not a scientific one

[kbr61263]

IMHO: Lamarck was wrong about the heritability of physical traits, however we may see cultural traits inherited vertically, but also horizontally or obliquely, which does not fit with Lamarck, however neither of these processes (cultural or genetic evolution) is creative. the creative force in genetic evolution is only random mutation, but the creative force in cultural evolution might be accidental mutation like changes, of carefully considered.

[rbrtdonkor]

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