Re: Patriarchy: Re: What Matriarchy?

Stephen Barnard (steve@megafauna.com)
Fri, 02 Aug 1996 16:48:07 -0800

Stephen Barnard wrote:
>
> William Edward Woody wrote:
> >
> > In article <320036DF.1A89@webspan.com>, picasso3@webspan.com wrote:
> > > are you familiar with the hypothosis of morphic resonance and formative
> > > causation?
> >
> > Whaaaaaaaaaa....?
> >
> > Er, what are you talking about?
>
> I believe this is a pseudoscientific theory that biological organisms
> somehow communicate or converge to certain forms due to mysterious,
> unexplained fields, and that their morphology is primarily, or at least
> substantially, caused by extra-evolutionary processes. I read a rather
> notorious book about it some years ago, but I've repressed the title and
> the name of the author. It may pop into my consciousness in awhile.
>
> Steve Barnard

OK, I think the author's name was Rupert Sheldrake. Maybe in a little
while I'll remember the title, as though anyone cares. Memory is a
strange process.

Steve Barnard