Re: Meme-set conflicts [was Re: some U.S. observations and notes]

From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lee@piclab.com)
Date: Mon Dec 17 2001 - 11:58:49 MST


> > But imagine some sufficiently
> > advanced weapon that blankets the entire earth with the
> > swords-to-plowshares meme, one that works on everyone.
>
> Everyone... working forever, hm? In my imagination of the presentation of
> this weapon, I see the chaos mathematician of Jurassic Park I, mumbling
> "nature will find a way..."

...and John Maynard Smith pointing out that "all doves" is not an
evolutionarily stable strategy.

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