Nov 9 2012: The issue is not about regarding conflict as a negative in the good/bad sense but in a directional sense. Conflict drives us towards or away from a particular position, this is the actuator for diversity...what we should do is recognise that we are attempting to contain diversity on a rapidly diminishing plane and that, although this will not extinguish 'conflict'; and we should not wish for that as without diversity and its prompt: conflict, we will only be left with stagnation, we must look to a human diaspora..collectively focus on the ways and means of spreading off planet.
Nov 3 2012: As the embryo evolves cells begin to specialise, brain, bone, muscle etc, as these organs consolidate some cells specialise further, (cellular differentiation) in the brain they must go further still becoming unique…although some of the increase in autistic recognition will be due to awareness, is it also possible that some of us are specialising…spread out they seem vastly different but if we draw the circle of ‘normality’ a lot larger (which we should for ALL disabilities) to ensure that they are included we begin to see the formation of what Peter Russell calls ‘the global brain’.
Mar 20 2012: Can I suggest that although we have built many institutions which struggle to collectivise us, we are a consequence of a diversifying process and we therefore need to spread out rather than contain ourselves. Instead of resorting to the process of resource control i.e warfare, we should collectively respond by building outwards, i.e more investigations into space...then those who want to go can....
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