[MD] Collective intelligence

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting ARLO J BENSINGER JR <ajb102 at psu.edu>:

> [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.

Calculus is hardly "common knowledge."

> [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".

Where?

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