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 To the cells of your body, or the neurons in your brain, _**you**_ are the _meta_-being (and your Name helps to sustain it). Likewise, the billions of humans on Earth are akin to such self-similar entities within the global body of man, forming an amalgamated personality that is distinct from any one individual (or consider at a smaller scale, the collective personality of America, or Brazil). It is interesting to consider how such meta-individuals interact with each other (how "America", for example, interacts with "China", holding meta-conversations (the arena of geo-politics), consumes, creates, and produces waste like any solitary individual, much akin to a sort of [Fractal] hologram of social/individual consciousness). 

-## The Philosophy of Biology
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-    _An analogy to consider..._
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-A good example from an evolutionary biological point of 
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-The force that allowed billions of cells to work together cannot be adequately explained in some sort of "allies of evolutionary war" model--it simply cannot account for the degree of stability and longevity of such extremely complex organisms. There would have to be some complete sort of ego (or self) _ablution_. One could explain, biologically, that love and blind faith were simply the solutions that evolution just found that happened to dramatically facilitate survival. Each is a sort of a complete "fall", of trust, into the system as a whole. 
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-However it should be noted that in the case of blind loyalty, it is only sufficient in the face of extreme fear and anxiety of death. It doesn't ultimately solve the problem of harmonious co-existence -- it just moves it to another level of scale. While blind loyalty would likely account for operating characteristics of reptilian cellular(?) organization, something greater would have to be in play to account for the rich, beautiful life of the mammalian kingdom. 
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-In this comparison, our current human society, as a (meta-)intelligence, separated from the body, is mostly at the stage of the reptile, dominated by sentiments of fear and survival. It is my opinion that humanity, having started the journey of perfecting the "inter-cellular" communications (now at the stage of the Internet), is at the [cusp](Paradigm_shift) where true communal organization will emerge, centered around [ grand principles](Larger_desires_of_society_). 
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-There could, however, be other uses, for such an "unbending" force, though temporary. It would be more akin to **faith** in this case, and its use would be to unite a particular [Vision] or dream. Once accomplished, it could relax back into something more fluid. In any case, it is such the case for me, having seen the power of love and the boundlessness of what the Hebrews call the [Ein_sof] and is the source of inspiration behind the[ pangaia project](Pangaia_). For me, that entrance was through the world as depicted by don Juan and the Toltecs, as written by Carlos Castaneda. As such they call it [The_third_attention]. 
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-Something to consider however, although biology has classified all life within the same "tree of life", fungi are so different that I speculate that they might not have DNA at all comparable to other biological life. I speculate that fungi are alien life forms, came with the asteroid that landed in the Yucatan and are what wiped out the dinosaurs probably through infection. 
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+See also the [Philosophy_of_biology]. 

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 There could, however, be other uses, for such an "unbending" force, though temporary. It would be more akin to **faith** in this case, and its use would be to unite a particular [Vision] or dream. Once accomplished, it could relax back into something more fluid. In any case, it is such the case for me, having seen the power of love and the boundlessness of what the Hebrews call the [Ein_sof] and is the source of inspiration behind the[ pangaia project](Pangaia_). For me, that entrance was through the world as depicted by don Juan and the Toltecs, as written by Carlos Castaneda. As such they call it [The_third_attention]. 

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+Something to consider however, although biology has classified all life within the same "tree of life", fungi are so different that I speculate that they might not have DNA at all comparable to other biological life. I speculate that fungi are alien life forms, came with the asteroid that landed in the Yucatan and are what wiped out the dinosaurs probably through infection. 
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Mark J — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 04:20:27 -0000

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 However it should be noted that in the case of blind loyalty, it is only sufficient in the face of extreme fear and anxiety of death. It doesn't ultimately solve the problem of harmonious co-existence -- it just moves it to another level of scale. While blind loyalty would likely account for operating characteristics of reptilian cellular(?) organization, something greater would have to be in play to account for the rich, beautiful life of the mammalian kingdom. 

-In this comparison, our current human society, as a (meta-)intelligence, separated from the body, is at the stage of the reptile, dominated by sentiments of fear and survival. It is my opinion that humanity, having started the journey of perfecting the "inter-cellular" communications (i.e. the Internet), is at the [cusp](Paradigm_shift) where true communal organization will emerge, centered around [ grand principles](Larger_desires_of_society_). 
+In this comparison, our current human society, as a (meta-)intelligence, separated from the body, is mostly at the stage of the reptile, dominated by sentiments of fear and survival. It is my opinion that humanity, having started the journey of perfecting the "inter-cellular" communications (now at the stage of the Internet), is at the [cusp](Paradigm_shift) where true communal organization will emerge, centered around [ grand principles](Larger_desires_of_society_). 

-There could, however, be other uses, for such an "unbending" force, though temporary. It would be more akin to **faith** in this case, and its use would be to unite a particular [Vision] or dream. Once accomplished, it could relax back into something more fluid. In any case, it is such the case for me, having seen the power of love and the boundlessness of what the Hebrews call the [Ein_sof] and is the source of inspiration behind the[ pangaia project](Pangaia_). For me, that entrance was through the world as depicted by don Juan and the Toltecs, as written by Carlos Casteneda. As such they call it [The_third_attention]. 
+There could, however, be other uses, for such an "unbending" force, though temporary. It would be more akin to **faith** in this case, and its use would be to unite a particular [Vision] or dream. Once accomplished, it could relax back into something more fluid. In any case, it is such the case for me, having seen the power of love and the boundlessness of what the Hebrews call the [Ein_sof] and is the source of inspiration behind the[ pangaia project](Pangaia_). For me, that entrance was through the world as depicted by don Juan and the Toltecs, as written by Carlos Castaneda. As such they call it [The_third_attention]. 

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 To the cells of your body, or the neurons in your brain, _**you**_ are the _meta_-being (and your Name helps to sustain it). Likewise, the billions of humans on Earth are akin to such self-similar entities within the global body of man, forming an amalgamated personality that is distinct from any one individual (or consider at a smaller scale, the collective personality of America, or Brazil). It is interesting to consider how such meta-individuals interact with each other (how "America", for example, interacts with "China", holding meta-conversations (the arena of geo-politics), consumes, creates, and produces waste like any solitary individual, much akin to a sort of [Fractal] hologram of social/individual consciousness). 

-## Examples
+## The Philosophy of Biology
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+    _An analogy to consider..._

 A good example from an evolutionary biological point of 

 The force that allowed billions of cells to work together cannot be adequately explained in some sort of "allies of evolutionary war" model--it simply cannot account for the degree of stability and longevity of such extremely complex organisms. There would have to be some complete sort of ego (or self) _ablution_. One could explain, biologically, that love and blind faith were simply the solutions that evolution just found that happened to dramatically facilitate survival. Each is a sort of a complete "fall", of trust, into the system as a whole. 

-However it should be noted that in the case of blind loyalty, it is only sufficient in the face of extreme fear and anxiety of death. It doesn't ultimately solve the problem of harmonious co-existence -- it just moves it to another level of scale. While blink loyalty would likely account for operating characteristics of reptilian cellular organization, something greater would have to be in play to account for the rich, beautiful life of the mammalian kingdom. 
+However it should be noted that in the case of blind loyalty, it is only sufficient in the face of extreme fear and anxiety of death. It doesn't ultimately solve the problem of harmonious co-existence -- it just moves it to another level of scale. While blind loyalty would likely account for operating characteristics of reptilian cellular(?) organization, something greater would have to be in play to account for the rich, beautiful life of the mammalian kingdom. 

 In this comparison, our current human society, as a (meta-)intelligence, separated from the body, is at the stage of the reptile, dominated by sentiments of fear and survival. It is my opinion that humanity, having started the journey of perfecting the "inter-cellular" communications (i.e. the Internet), is at the [cusp](Paradigm_shift) where true communal organization will emerge, centered around [ grand principles](Larger_desires_of_society_).

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-The Greek word _meta_, as used here, implies another layer of scaling or organization; i.e., where the organization of elements changes from _**We**_ to _**I**_, from a collection to a co-operative. The critical elements which define, denote, and sustain a meta-organization are a shared [Vision] (or goal) and a **name**. To the cells of your body, or the neurons in your brain, _**you**_ are the _meta_-being (and your Name helps to sustain it). Likewise, the billions of humans on Earth are akin to such self-similar entities within the global body of man, forming an amalgamated personality that is distinct from any one individual (or consider at a smaller scale, the collective personality of America, or Brazil). It is interesting to consider how such meta-individuals interact with each other (how "America", for example, interacts with "China", holding meta-conversations (the arena of geo-politics), consumes, creates, and produces waste like any solitary individual, much akin to a sort of [Fractal] hologram of social/individual consciousness). 
+The Greek word _meta_, as used here, implies another layer of scaling or organization; i.e., where the organization of elements changes from _**We**_ to _**I**_, from a collection to a co-operative unit. It is a key element in the [ Physics of Information](Grouping_model_) here and embedded into the [Fractal_graph].

-Note that with each additional level of scaling the notion of time is expanded in the direction in which individuals are aggregated into a unit, such that the [Nation-state] operates many magnitudes more slowly than an individuals' lives therein, while (in the other direction) your cells operate at many magnitudes faster. Note also, like the meta-personality of the nation-state (e.g. "America"), the ego or "I" is an [Epiphenomenon]--it effectively exists "nowhere" in time or space -- or at least should be treated as such lest _boundary confusions_ collapse it all into a huge mess. The boundary that creates the **I** from the **We** is a very delicate affair, as many a schizophrenic has found. 
+The critical elements which define, denote, and sustain a _meta_-organization are: 
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+  * a shared set of values and principles which form the stable base, 
+  * an agreed-upon goal/purpose which form the common-point reached for, and 
+  * a **name** to contain it all. 
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+Note that with each additional level of scaling, the notion of time is expanded in the direction in which individuals are aggregated into a unit, such that the [Nation-state], for example, operates many magnitudes more slowly than an individuals' lives therein, while (in the other direction) your cells operate at many magnitudes faster. Note also, like the meta-personality of the nation-state (e.g. "America"), the ego or "I" is an _[Epiphenomenon]_\--it effectively exists "nowhere" in time or space -- or at least should be treated as such lest _boundary confusions_ collapse it all into a huge mess. The boundary that creates the **I** from the **We** is a very delicate affair, as many a schizophrenic has found. 
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+To the cells of your body, or the neurons in your brain, _**you**_ are the _meta_-being (and your Name helps to sustain it). Likewise, the billions of humans on Earth are akin to such self-similar entities within the global body of man, forming an amalgamated personality that is distinct from any one individual (or consider at a smaller scale, the collective personality of America, or Brazil). It is interesting to consider how such meta-individuals interact with each other (how "America", for example, interacts with "China", holding meta-conversations (the arena of geo-politics), consumes, creates, and produces waste like any solitary individual, much akin to a sort of [Fractal] hologram of social/individual consciousness). 

 ## Examples

-A good example is from an evolutionary biological point of 
+A good example from an evolutionary biological point of 

 The force that allowed billions of cells to work together cannot be adequately explained in some sort of "allies of evolutionary war" model--it simply cannot account for the degree of stability and longevity of such extremely complex organisms. There would have to be some complete sort of ego (or self) _ablution_. One could explain, biologically, that love and blind faith were simply the solutions that evolution just found that happened to dramatically facilitate survival. Each is a sort of a complete "fall", of trust, into the system as a whole. 

 However it should be noted that in the case of blind loyalty, it is only sufficient in the face of extreme fear and anxiety of death. It doesn't ultimately solve the problem of harmonious co-existence -- it just moves it to another level of scale. While blink loyalty would likely account for operating characteristics of reptilian cellular organization, something greater would have to be in play to account for the rich, beautiful life of the mammalian kingdom. 

-In this comparison, our current human society, as a (meta-)intelligence, separated from the body, is at the stage of the reptile, dominated by sentiments of fear and survival. It is my opinion that humanity, having started the journey of perfecting the "inter-cellular" communications (i.e. the Internet), is at the [cusp](Paradigm_shift) where true communal organization will emerge, centered around [ grand princples](Larger_desires_of_society_). 
+In this comparison, our current human society, as a (meta-)intelligence, separated from the body, is at the stage of the reptile, dominated by sentiments of fear and survival. It is my opinion that humanity, having started the journey of perfecting the "inter-cellular" communications (i.e. the Internet), is at the [cusp](Paradigm_shift) where true communal organization will emerge, centered around [ grand principles](Larger_desires_of_society_). 

 There could, however, be other uses, for such an "unbending" force, though temporary. It would be more akin to **faith** in this case, and its use would be to unite a particular [Vision] or dream. Once accomplished, it could relax back into something more fluid. In any case, it is such the case for me, having seen the power of love and the boundlessness of what the Hebrews call the [Ein_sof] and is the source of inspiration behind the[ pangaia project](Pangaia_). For me, that entrance was through the world as depicted by don Juan and the Toltecs, as written by Carlos Casteneda. As such they call it [The_third_attention].

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 Note that with each additional level of scaling the notion of time is expanded in the direction in which individuals are aggregated into a unit, such that the [Nation-state] operates many magnitudes more slowly than an individuals' lives therein, while (in the other direction) your cells operate at many magnitudes faster. Note also, like the meta-personality of the nation-state (e.g. "America"), the ego or "I" is an [Epiphenomenon]--it effectively exists "nowhere" in time or space -- or at least should be treated as such lest _boundary confusions_ collapse it all into a huge mess. The boundary that creates the **I** from the **We** is a very delicate affair, as many a schizophrenic has found. 

+## Examples
+
+A good example is from an evolutionary biological point of 
+
+The force that allowed billions of cells to work together cannot be adequately explained in some sort of "allies of evolutionary war" model--it simply cannot account for the degree of stability and longevity of such extremely complex organisms. There would have to be some complete sort of ego (or self) _ablution_. One could explain, biologically, that love and blind faith were simply the solutions that evolution just found that happened to dramatically facilitate survival. Each is a sort of a complete "fall", of trust, into the system as a whole. 
+
+However it should be noted that in the case of blind loyalty, it is only sufficient in the face of extreme fear and anxiety of death. It doesn't ultimately solve the problem of harmonious co-existence -- it just moves it to another level of scale. While blink loyalty would likely account for operating characteristics of reptilian cellular organization, something greater would have to be in play to account for the rich, beautiful life of the mammalian kingdom. 
+
+In this comparison, our current human society, as a (meta-)intelligence, separated from the body, is at the stage of the reptile, dominated by sentiments of fear and survival. It is my opinion that humanity, having started the journey of perfecting the "inter-cellular" communications (i.e. the Internet), is at the [cusp](Paradigm_shift) where true communal organization will emerge, centered around [ grand princples](Larger_desires_of_society_). 
+
+There could, however, be other uses, for such an "unbending" force, though temporary. It would be more akin to **faith** in this case, and its use would be to unite a particular [Vision] or dream. Once accomplished, it could relax back into something more fluid. In any case, it is such the case for me, having seen the power of love and the boundlessness of what the Hebrews call the [Ein_sof] and is the source of inspiration behind the[ pangaia project](Pangaia_). For me, that entrance was through the world as depicted by don Juan and the Toltecs, as written by Carlos Casteneda. As such they call it [The_third_attention]. 
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-The Greek word _meta_, as used here, implies another layer of scaling or organization; i.e., where the organization of elements changes from _**We**_ to _**I**_, from a collection to a co-operative. The critical elements which define, denote, and sustain a meta-organization are a shared [Vision] (or goal) and a **name**. To the cells of your body, or the neurons in your brain, _**you**_ are the _meta_-being (and your Name helps to sustain it). Likewise, the billions of humans on Earth are akin to such self-similar entities within the global body of man, forming an amalgamated personality that is distinct from any one individual (or consider at a smaller scale, the collective personality of America, or Brazil). It is interesting to consider how such meta-individuals interact with each other (how "America", for example, interacts with "China", holding meta-conversations (the arena of geo-politics), consumes, creates, and produces waste like any solitary individual, much akin to a sort of [Fractal_hologram] of social/individual consciousness). 
+The Greek word _meta_, as used here, implies another layer of scaling or organization; i.e., where the organization of elements changes from _**We**_ to _**I**_, from a collection to a co-operative. The critical elements which define, denote, and sustain a meta-organization are a shared [Vision] (or goal) and a **name**. To the cells of your body, or the neurons in your brain, _**you**_ are the _meta_-being (and your Name helps to sustain it). Likewise, the billions of humans on Earth are akin to such self-similar entities within the global body of man, forming an amalgamated personality that is distinct from any one individual (or consider at a smaller scale, the collective personality of America, or Brazil). It is interesting to consider how such meta-individuals interact with each other (how "America", for example, interacts with "China", holding meta-conversations (the arena of geo-politics), consumes, creates, and produces waste like any solitary individual, much akin to a sort of [Fractal] hologram of social/individual consciousness).

 Note that with each additional level of scaling the notion of time is expanded in the direction in which individuals are aggregated into a unit, such that the [Nation-state] operates many magnitudes more slowly than an individuals' lives therein, while (in the other direction) your cells operate at many magnitudes faster. Note also, like the meta-personality of the nation-state (e.g. "America"), the ego or "I" is an [Epiphenomenon]--it effectively exists "nowhere" in time or space -- or at least should be treated as such lest _boundary confusions_ collapse it all into a huge mess. The boundary that creates the **I** from the **We** is a very delicate affair, as many a schizophrenic has found.

Meta modified by Mark J

Mark J — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 04:20:27 -0000

The Greek word meta, as used here, implies another layer of scaling or organization; i.e., where the organization of elements changes from We to I, from a collection to a co-operative. The critical elements which define, denote, and sustain a meta-organization are a shared [Vision] (or goal) and a name. To the cells of your body, or the neurons in your brain, you are the meta-being (and your Name helps to sustain it). Likewise, the billions of humans on Earth are akin to such self-similar entities within the global body of man, forming an amalgamated personality that is distinct from any one individual (or consider at a smaller scale, the collective personality of America, or Brazil). It is interesting to consider how such meta-individuals interact with each other (how "America", for example, interacts with "China", holding meta-conversations (the arena of geo-politics), consumes, creates, and produces waste like any solitary individual, much akin to a sort of [Fractal_hologram] of social/individual consciousness).

Note that with each additional level of scaling the notion of time is expanded in the direction in which individuals are aggregated into a unit, such that the [Nation-state] operates many magnitudes more slowly than an individuals' lives therein, while (in the other direction) your cells operate at many magnitudes faster. Note also, like the meta-personality of the nation-state (e.g. "America"), the ego or "I" is an [Epiphenomenon]--it effectively exists "nowhere" in time or space -- or at least should be treated as such lest boundary confusions collapse it all into a huge mess. The boundary that creates the I from the We is a very delicate affair, as many a schizophrenic has found.

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