In the movie 'Waking Life', a character talks about a study that found a random group performed significantly better on day-old New York Times crossword puzzles (people were secluded so they didn't see them personally) than on brand-new ones, which suggests that once hundreds of people have done a crossword puzzle, it becomes easier for others, because the knowledge is "out there" in our collective mind.
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The Question: Do you feel we have a collective consciousness that works together on a level that's unconscious to the individual? Thoughts, opinions, experiences...?
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DISCLAIMER: I'm not finding anything that shows this study occurred. It may have just been part of the movie. I'm asking the question here because I think it's a really intriguing idea, and wondering what your thoughts are. :)
2006-06-20
10:26:00
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