Darwinian cultural failure

Nick Corduan (nickc@IQUEST.NET)
Tue, 19 Sep 1995 16:22:24 -0500

Jennifer,

> How can one say that one culture is a "failure" and another is a
> "success".

In the context of this discussion -- whether survival of the fitter applies to
cultures, as well as biological specimens -- a "failed" culture would be one
that no longer exists . . .

Nick---

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Nick Corduan                 "...there is as much dignity in tilling

     at                       a field as in writing a poem."

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