(January 29, 2015 at 9:40 pm)Chas Wrote:(January 29, 2015 at 9:34 pm)Heywood Wrote: Chas your strawmanning is what is utterly stupid. I am defining evolution. You are defining biological evolution. You are trying to say we are talking about the same things but we aren't.
I am not strawmanning as I am responding to your thesis which is flawed by your poor definition and understanding of biological evolution.
Your thesis as stated in your first post in this thread is that biological evolution requires intellect because all of the things you call evolution require intellect.
So, since you are not talking about something that adheres to the definition of biological evolution, what you are doing says nothing about biological evolution.
So what is your point?
Your definition, that "evolution is the imperfect replication of replicators" fails to adequately describe memetic evolution. Memes don't replicate themselves. Minds replicate memes. You are straw manning because your attacking my argument as if I was only talking about biological evolution when it is clear that I am talking about much more than just biological evolution.
Your fantasy, that there is only biological evolution, is just that....a fantasy. It is not refutation of the argument I have made.