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If society is the collective mind of humankind, then what say you to dissident groups within a society? There seems to be a plurality of minds to me.

A friend of mine has argued with me about this. He thinks all life is part of one consciousness, which manifests itself in each individual in a personalized form. That is an interesting concept, but I agree with the basic theory of identity posted above, so I don't see how there is evidence to support this conjecture. It seems to me we all have our own separate consciousness — so if you were to die, it would not simply be the loss of one piece of a larger consciousness, but the loss of a special consciousness — the loss of your unique, irreplacable perspective. Anyone care to elaborate for or against either side of the debate?

03-28-2003, 12:44 PM	#12
Metalanarchist Level 4 - Thinker Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New York Posts: 45 Bincount™: 1	We are all one mind If society is the collective mind of humankind, then what say you to dissident groups within a society? There seems to be a plurality of minds to me. A friend of mine has argued with me about this. He thinks all life is part of one consciousness, which manifests itself in each individual in a personalized form. That is an interesting concept, but I agree with the basic theory of identity posted above, so I don't see how there is evidence to support this conjecture. It seems to me we all have our own separate consciousness — so if you were to die, it would not simply be the loss of one piece of a larger consciousness, but the loss of a special consciousness — the loss of your unique, irreplacable perspective. Anyone care to elaborate for or against either side of the debate?
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