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On Becoming One (Collective Consciousness and the Fermi Paradox)

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An addictive, codependent, smothering one-ness delivered with unquestioning religious fervour sounds like something I’d start an armed resistance against.

As ridiculous as it may sound, this precise sentiment could explain the rise of nationalist fervor in recent times in the face of increasing global consolidation of power and information flow; i.e. nationalist complaining about the "globalists"

I certainly fall under this category, and I find it ridiculous that others find the idea ridiculous. I sense widespread belief that certain things must be a certain way, that no other options are possible, yet when asked to explain this thinking the responses seem to have little depth of thought behind them, and disagreement is rapidly met with an emotional backlash.

It seems to me to be extremely similar to religion, which coincidentally tends to be something these believers criticize with great passion, in my experience anyways.

In general, I find the topic of the posted article very interesting and find it odd that globalist enthusiasts seem to lack interest in it considering the apparent similarities in foundational beliefs.

Re: On Becoming One (Collective Consciousness and the Fermi Paradox)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I imagine many people will feel the same way. Do you think the Oneness will let you alone or pull you in for your own good :-)

Reminds me of http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-long-chase/

Loved it! Thanks for sharing!

Re: On Becoming One (Collective Consciousness and the Fermi Paradox)

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I've been rewatching an old anime where humans head towards collective conscienceness as a response to extinction level events. And it makes a good point: What if some people don't want to lose their individualized identity? Connecting is not always the solution.

What's the name of the anime?

Neon Genesis Evangelion. It's an older anime (90s) but it had a series of movies afterwards that expand on the ending. It starts as a typical "big robot fight" style anime but quickly evolves into much more.
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