Ben Dhyan
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For those of us who have experienced collective consciousness, the questions is a no brainer, but this paper may help those whose minds are closed to the idea open to the prospect.
Intelligence as a planetary scale process
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 February 2022
Abstract
Conventionally, intelligence is seen as a property of individuals. However, it is also known to be a property of collectives. Here, we broaden the idea of intelligence as a collective property and extend it to the planetary scale. We consider the ways in which the appearance of technological intelligence may represent a kind of planetary scale transition, and thus might be seen not as something which happens on a planet but to a planet, much as some models propose the origin of life itself was a planetary phenomenon. Our approach follows the recognition among researchers that the correct scale to understand key aspects of life and its evolution is planetary, as opposed to the more traditional focus on individual species. We explore ways in which the concept may prove useful for three distinct domains: Earth Systems and Exoplanet studies; Anthropocene and Sustainability studies; and the study of Technosignatures and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). We argue that explorations of planetary intelligence, defined as the acquisition and application of collective knowledge operating at a planetary scale and integrated into the function of coupled planetary systems, can prove a useful framework for understanding possible paths of the long-term evolution of inhabited planets including future trajectories for life on Earth and predicting features of intelligentially steered planetary evolution on other worlds.
Intelligence as a planetary scale process | International Journal of Astrobiology | Cambridge Core
And here is an interesting article based on the paper.
Does the Entire Planet Have a Mind of its Own? - Universe Today
Btw, I remember watching a 1970s B grade movie called "The people that time forgot" back in time which involves the concept of the Earth being alive. Naturally panetheists understand the whole universe is alive and conscious, I won't invoke the name used to represent this reality out of brotherly love as it may trigger some.
Intelligence as a planetary scale process
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 February 2022
Abstract
Conventionally, intelligence is seen as a property of individuals. However, it is also known to be a property of collectives. Here, we broaden the idea of intelligence as a collective property and extend it to the planetary scale. We consider the ways in which the appearance of technological intelligence may represent a kind of planetary scale transition, and thus might be seen not as something which happens on a planet but to a planet, much as some models propose the origin of life itself was a planetary phenomenon. Our approach follows the recognition among researchers that the correct scale to understand key aspects of life and its evolution is planetary, as opposed to the more traditional focus on individual species. We explore ways in which the concept may prove useful for three distinct domains: Earth Systems and Exoplanet studies; Anthropocene and Sustainability studies; and the study of Technosignatures and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). We argue that explorations of planetary intelligence, defined as the acquisition and application of collective knowledge operating at a planetary scale and integrated into the function of coupled planetary systems, can prove a useful framework for understanding possible paths of the long-term evolution of inhabited planets including future trajectories for life on Earth and predicting features of intelligentially steered planetary evolution on other worlds.
Intelligence as a planetary scale process | International Journal of Astrobiology | Cambridge Core
And here is an interesting article based on the paper.
Does the Entire Planet Have a Mind of its Own? - Universe Today
Btw, I remember watching a 1970s B grade movie called "The people that time forgot" back in time which involves the concept of the Earth being alive. Naturally panetheists understand the whole universe is alive and conscious, I won't invoke the name used to represent this reality out of brotherly love as it may trigger some.