[MD] Collective intelligence

[Horse]

Hi Guys

ARLO J BENSINGER JR wrote:
> [Platt]
> That's why Horse's suggestion to substitute "common knowledge" as a social
> level pattern...
> 
> [Arlo]
> In this sense, "common knowledge" is the intellectual level not the social
> level. Calculus, an intellectual pattern of value, is not a social level
> pattern.

I'm in the middle of expanding my argument and would like to say that 
there are different flavours of knowledge. These flavours correspond to 
and exist within the levels of the MoQ and are qualitatively different 
from each other. See my upcoming reply to Ham. You're quite right when 
you say that calculus is an intellectual pattern of value. This method 
would define it as intellectual knowledge. Common knowledge can exist at 
each level but in different forms. Is there a problem with the concept 
of common intellectual knowledge, or common biological or social 
knowledge? It may take a while to get your head around it but I think it 
fits in well with the MoQ process.

> 
> [Platt]
> ... instead of arguing about "collective consciousness"  and "collective
> intelligence" is valuable. It fits the MOQ to a tee, not to mention that it
> harmonizes with common sense. 
> 
> [Arlo]
> Hardly, since Pirsig himself posits a "collective consciousness".

The only place I can find that he refers to collective consciousness is 
in relation to the mythos in Zen. Apart from that he seems to avoid the 
phrase. The problem I have with it that it's a bit too elusive and can 
be used poorly.

Cheers


Horse