[MD] (MD] Collective intelligence

[Ron Kulp]

[Ham]
"Speaking for myself, collective (or as Micah rightly calls it,
"collected") intelligence is a metaphor for books, files, theses, or
other inanimate sources of knowledge compiled and used for reference
purposes.  Such compendia have no consciousness, no awareness, no
intellect in themselves."

[Ron]
I think I see your beef with the term "intelligence"  but I must ask you
then, what of this information
That is commononly held in the human mind? Does a collection of
communicating minds have more success
In it's value assessments than an individual mind? Does this then
qualify it as an evolutionary
Step?
-Thanks for your time Ham
It is much appreciated.