[MD] (MD] Collective intelligence

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Micah <micah at roarkplumbing.com>:

> Platt,
> 
> Maybe you can answer these questions on compromise for me...
> 
> 
> What is the compromise between life and death?
> 
> What is the compromise between freedom and slavery?
> 
> What is the compromise good and evil?
> 
> What is the compromise between Intellectual Quality and Biological Quality?

No compromises in the above, although intellect and sex may be problematical. :-)

> I want a room painted blue, you want it painted red - we both hate purple
> what is the compromise?

Flip a coin.

> Compromise doesn't exist. Neither does "collective Intelligence".

Collective intelligence (the ability to use reason) is not an attribute of
the social level. Compromise exists, but leaves neither side completely
satisfied.     

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