using one of Murchie’s example
using one of Murchie’s examples of a super-organism, answer bothof the following: [i] how do super-organisms exemplifytranscendence? [ii] how is a super-organism like a Type-1 Entity[in McKenna’s sense]?
Answer:
The term superorganisms mean organisms that interact with eachother synergetically.
best example example of the usperorganisms is the ants. somescientist even say that humans can be considered as a superorganismas it hosts thousand of other organisms.
1) super organisms exemplify transcendence because –
- There is proper division of labour
- The organisms are not left alone, they are alays together,helping each other.
- The organisms are have different strats for different works ,they will have a group of ants to bring food, then there will beother to protect the eggs and so on.
- They also show a characterstic such as collectiveintelligence.
2) McKenna talked about need of snese of unity as our globalproblems are getting worse . As human , we dont have that sense ofunity because of which there are wars . There are people hurtingthe ecosysytems for their individual gains.
super organisms have that ability that they coordinate well witheach other and have a greater organised division of lebour . sothey are like the type 1 entity.