Society of Mind
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If the population is large and complex enough, can it | If the population is large and complex enough, can it | ||
represent and recognize itself? Do we have a spirit of | represent and recognize itself? Do we have a spirit of | ||
| - | China "hovering over the room" in this case? How would | + | China "hovering over the room" in this case? |
| - | a recognition or representation of itself look like? | + | A situation where a common consciousness arises is |
| + | for example a national world cup game in stadium, | ||
| + | or a divine service. The spirit of the group is in | ||
| + | fact "hovering" over the place in both cases. The | ||
| + | participants are confused by feedback illusions: | ||
| + | if all participants act synchronously, then it is | ||
| + | difficult to distinguish between the actions of | ||
| + | the group and the actions of the individual. | ||
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| + | How would a recognition or representation of itself look like? | ||
May you can describe it like this: when Agents become | May you can describe it like this: when Agents become | ||
| - | aware of themselves, suddenly | + | aware of themselves, suddenly a small group of agents |
| - | the self) becomes very famous, and | + | (which represent the self) becomes very famous, and make |
| - | nearly everyone else. A huge confusion arises in the | + | connections to nearly everyone else. A huge confusion arises |
| - | population which agents should be activated. | + | in the population which agents should be activated. |
Consciousness is like a whirl or turbulence in the neural | Consciousness is like a whirl or turbulence in the neural | ||
