From: Alex Future Bokov (alexboko@umich.edu)
Date: Sun Oct 15 2000 - 12:44:03 MDT
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On Sun, 15 Oct 2000, Samantha Atkins wrote:
> Spike Jones wrote:
> >
>
> > Sure, and this answer will be surely echoed from others, but the question
> > to me is: why is it that so many of us seem to have this unquestioned
> > instinct to use our dying breath attempting to download to surviving
> > humanity those insights we have managed to gain? Im not arguing
> > this is not a good thing to do, I just cannot figure out exactly why.
>
> Call it a reproducitive urge of our memes if that helps. Actually though
> some of us consciously work for the advancement of the human species and
> simply want the work to continue even if it must be without us. Not
> really so complicated.
Sure it's rational if one was to take an objective viewpoint. I think Spike
is just wondering why so many people would behave in a relatively rational
and objective manner, in complete contradiction of classical, pre-memetic
Darwinianism. :-)
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