{"id":542,"date":"2011-12-10T19:46:28","date_gmt":"2011-12-10T19:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carol.bennette.org\/feeders\/?p=542"},"modified":"2012-02-18T22:49:58","modified_gmt":"2012-02-18T22:49:58","slug":"the-body-as-mme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carol.bennette.org\/feeders\/the-body-as-mme","title":{"rendered":"The Body As MME"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The body is a mass mind entity comprised of single celled creatures choosing to cooperate for the common good.<\/p><\/div>\n

The body is comprised of billions or trillions of cells, each with its own sense of self – single celled creatures choosing to cooperate for the common good. This Mass Mind Entity (MME) has a collective consciousness that arises from this cooperative effort.<\/p>\n

Just as an organization has a governing body and maybe even a single-person president or ruler, the body as MME has a governing or ruling “class” – the central nervous system including the brain. Within that governing class there is a central ruling group of cells – and perhaps a central ruling cell.<\/p>\n

In a well-run organization (MME) the members of the organization (the body) carry out the choices of the organization’s ruling aspect. Yet, generally speaking, not ALL participants in an organization will agree with ALL the ruling body’s choices and some members may even rebel. The same could be said of all MMEs – including our bodies, trying to make the mind understand the limitations of the physical.<\/p>\n

Assuming that the cells of the body know they are part of a MME, they must know that they cannot survive outside the organization to which they belong – their very survival depends on them retaining their membership in and supporting the MME. What does a cell do if it disagrees with the ruling class? It can’t leave (and live). It can’t destroy its neighbors without incurring retaliation from the rest of the MME’s members whose job it is to keep the status quo.<\/p>\n

Rebellion, therefore, must be more subtle – rebelling cells must figure out a way to “voice” their concerns without harming sibling cells. Problems arise when the ruling class is out of touch with its constituency – when choices are based solely on the likes and dislikes of the ruling cells.<\/p>\n

Further, as the ruling class becomes stronger in its demands, the overall MME consciousness changes from “one for all” to “all for one” mentality. Some cells will become increasingly unhappy with this arrangement and feel increasingly willing to rebel.<\/p>\n

Some thoughts to consider.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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