Group mind? Like Hive Mind? Its a Heuristic expression that can be observed from the outside as acting in the best interests of the colony as a whole. It is however, completely dependent upon each individual and a limited number of communicable ideas (especially in ants) We'd be in serious trouble if their minds were actually linked because by sheer force of numbers they would have much more computing power than a human being. Which they do not, thankfully.
Fred, have you ever considered that I do find awe in this stuff? Things don't have to be magical, or spiritual, or "otherworldly" for me to experience awe.
Consciousness wasn't always something we had any answer for at all. That the brain is required for the mind to exist is at this point beyond a doubt. There is an explanation as to "why" it exists. Interaction of chemicals and nerves. "How" is a better question (and the one that we filthy materialists are pursuing).
You just keep making statements about materialism without providing any substance for your argument. It's frustrating.
Plenty can be explained without a survival advantage. Many things exist in ourselves that (as far as we know) do not confer a survival advantage. Who the hell have you been getting your info from?
Fred, have you ever considered that I do find awe in this stuff? Things don't have to be magical, or spiritual, or "otherworldly" for me to experience awe.
Consciousness wasn't always something we had any answer for at all. That the brain is required for the mind to exist is at this point beyond a doubt. There is an explanation as to "why" it exists. Interaction of chemicals and nerves. "How" is a better question (and the one that we filthy materialists are pursuing).
You just keep making statements about materialism without providing any substance for your argument. It's frustrating.
Plenty can be explained without a survival advantage. Many things exist in ourselves that (as far as we know) do not confer a survival advantage. Who the hell have you been getting your info from?
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