>I must confess I disagree with Prof. Tim on the idea that "A fluid, chaotic,
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>system " can support more complexity than an undisturbed and static one.
I base this gripe on the premise that for two (or more) memes to "be
unstable" they may need to be in conflict, maybe even contradictory.
I.E. "I'm a white liberal, and I am not a racist" AND "I don't want my
sister to date Apollo Creed, because.....(error)"
this kind of instability would cause hesitation or malfunction in a
crisis situation. It would seem to severly limit the complexity of a
situation; and badly too.
a "static" mindset reminds me of Zen.
however, of the chaotic mindset, while a great tool for making non-
local connections and viewing the world in mythic terms, it dosen't
measure up to a game of good old linear Chess.
I should know, I see dragons and wee folk, but I can't play chess; not
for lack of trying (does that follow?)...
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