Underestimating long-term consequences of cryptoanarchy

[Major Variola (ret)]

At 09:47 AM 5/17/03 -0700, Tim May wrote:
>The general theme is purpose "the purpose of life." The purpose of any
>lifeform, or at least the outcome after competition and selection, is
>furtherance of life.

Genes exist to copy genes; genes cooperate to this end.  Growing
metazoans such as ourselves is a means to that end.

>Likewise, the purpose of Congress as a generalized lifeform is to
>perpetuate itself, to grow, to become more dominant.
...
>I hesitate to call this a "bionomic interpretation," especially as I
>never really bothered to learn what "bionomics" was all about, but it's

>a kind of biological interpretation.

You mention Darwin but not Richard Dawkins author
of _Selfish Gene_ and later meme theories.  Memes
are basically ideas.  They can replicate, compete,
cooperate, etc.  Brains are the medium in which they
grow.

Memes like "believe me or believers kill you" are
particularly cancerous.

If you haven't read Dawkins, you should, and he's
quite an enjoyable read.

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