Society of Mind
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they produce and construct the common collective | they produce and construct the common collective | ||
consciousness of the society. The shared consumption | consciousness of the society. The shared consumption | ||
| - | leads to shared beliefs. If there are | + | leads to shared beliefs and attitudes. If there are |
| - | reports in the media that the society is in a crisis, | + | continuously reports in the media that someone is evil |
| - | then the members of the society will eventually believe | + | or that the society is in a crisis, then the members of |
| - | that they are in a crisis. | + | the society will eventually believe that the person is |
| + | evil and that they are in a crisis. | ||
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? | China "hovering over the room" in this case? | ||
| - | A situation where a common consciousness arises | + | A real life situation where a common consciousness arises |
| - | for example a national world cup game in stadium, | + | is for example a national world cup game in stadium, |
or a divine service. The spirit of the group is in | or a divine service. The spirit of the group is in | ||
fact "hovering" over the place in both cases. The | fact "hovering" over the place in both cases. The | ||
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if all participants act synchronously, then it is | if all participants act synchronously, then it is | ||
difficult to distinguish between the actions of | difficult to distinguish between the actions of | ||
| - | the group and the actions of the individual. | + | the group and the actions of the individual. An |
| + | individual thinks it has suddenly the power of the | ||
| + | whole group. | ||
How would a recognition or representation of itself look like? | How would a recognition or representation of itself look like? | ||
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aware of themselves, suddenly a small group of agents | aware of themselves, suddenly a small group of agents | ||
(which represent the self) becomes very famous, and make | (which represent the self) becomes very famous, and make | ||
| - | connections to nearly everyone else. A huge confusion arises | + | connections to nearly everyone else. In the above situation, |
| - | in the population which agents should be activated. | + | these agents may be comparable to the team on the field, or |
| + | the leaders of the religious group. A huge confusion arises | ||
| + | in the population which agents should be activated: everyone | ||
| + | since the agents represent everyone, and nobody since they | ||
| + | are just one team among many others. | ||
Consciousness is like a whirl or turbulence in the neural | Consciousness is like a whirl or turbulence in the neural | ||
