sarbajit roy wrote circa 10-04-09 06:34 AM: > The religious grouping I belong to had cause to study/discuss this about 150 > years back (concerning flocks of men not birds). The leader of the faction > in opposition to mine (which means my faction vehemently disagrees with his > view) had this to say
That quote from your opposition seems to fall in line with the nature article, the idea that particular birds/humans (presumably with particular traits, inbred or learned) turn out to be leaders. I take it from your statement that you agree more with the jasss article, that leaders with no particularly exceptional traits emerge? Right? Of course, to even have this discussion, we have to allow ourselves the metaphor between human cliques and bird flocks... -- glen e. p. ropella, 971-222-9095, http://agent-based-modeling.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
