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Summary: An exciting theory on where we're all headed.
Review: Is the spiritual wisdom of the ages materializing itself via the internet? Maybe so.The world is changing rapidly today, and the internet is a driving force. The author attempts to explain the changes humanity is going though by expanding on a 1938 theory by a Jesuit priest, Teilhard de Chardin, of a of a "sphere of consciousness" enveloping the earth. In Chardin's opinion, the density of the information underlying a mass of complexity is what creates self-awareness. In Haggerty's follow-up to that thesis, he postulates that as information continues to become more dense and more widely available, a further expansion of human consciousness will follow. In the process he discusses chaos theory, the implications of ever-increasing computer power, conscious evolution, the importance of freedom (especially cognitive freedom) and the power and responsibility of every individual. Ultimately he suggests that the internet may be a stepping stone to a higher state of consciousness for all of humanity. It's really an easy read, and I found the book to be quite fascinating and thought provoking.
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Summary: An exciting theory on where we're all headed.
Review: Is the spiritual wisdom of the ages materializing itself via the internet? Maybe so. The world is changing rapidly today, and the internet is a driving force. The author attempts to explain the changes humanity is going though by expanding on a 1938 theory by a Jesuit priest, Teilhard de Chardin, of a of a "sphere of consciousness" enveloping the earth. In Chardin's opinion, the density of the information underlying a mass of complexity is what creates self-awareness. In Haggerty's follow-up to that thesis, he postulates that as information continues to become more dense and more widely available, a further expansion of human consciousness will follow. In the process he discusses chaos theory, the implications of ever-increasing computer power, conscious evolution, the importance of freedom (especially cognitive freedom) and the power and responsibility of every individual. Ultimately he suggests that the internet may be a stepping stone to a higher state of consciousness for all of humanity. It's really an easy read, and I found the book to be quite fascinating and thought provoking.
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