An interesting question would be, if a neural network area in the brain learns something (that is its various interconnections strengthen so that they more easily trigger responses), subsequently forgets it (that is, those interconnections for one reason or another weaken), but later the brain learns the same thing again, would the precisely same neural network area be involved or not. My guess is that it would not. Has this been researched?
maybe meme development/evolution is more epigenetic than genetic.. but the speaker misses Dawkins' point, which is that cultural attitudes are complexes made of smaller things like memes, etc; of course the propagation mechanisms are not homologous, because the chemistry is different - but they are analogous
An interesting question would be, if a neural network area in the brain learns something (that is its various interconnections strengthen so that they more easily trigger responses), subsequently forgets it (that is, those interconnections for one reason or another weaken), but later the brain learns the same thing again, would the precisely same neural network area be involved or not. My guess is that it would not. Has this been researched?
maybe meme development/evolution is more epigenetic than genetic.. but the speaker misses Dawkins' point, which is that cultural attitudes are complexes made of smaller things like memes, etc; of course the propagation mechanisms are not homologous, because the chemistry is different - but they are analogous
He seems really evasive on whether his ideas are falsifiable. A shame since it's an interesting perspective.
Internal logic comes from the Logos. Know who the Logos is and you will know the meaning of life