In 1952 on the isolated Island of Koshima, scientists were observing the behavior of Japanese monkeys by giving them sweet potatoes dropped in the sand. They liked the potatoes, but disliked the sand clinging to them. One female monkey solved this dilemma by washing the potato, and subsequently taught her mother and friends. Soon potato washing became a cultural trend and many learned to wash. From 1952 to 1958, all the new young monkeys practiced washing, while some of the older ones held to the older practice of eating them dirty. That fall, the scientists noted something very strange. Once a certain critical mass was reached on Koshima, and all monkeys of the Macaca Fuscata species on that island started washing their potatoes. These monkeys were not taught this skill, but somehow knew. No information was transferred on any recordable level. The practice came into the general consciousness of the monkeys. Though not a controlled experiment, this lead to the postulation that a species is connected by some invisible field of consciousness. When a small number of the species, in comparison to the entire population, learn new information or a way of life, it remains their individual knowledge. When a critical mass of those with the knowledge is reached-in this case it was speculated to be one hundred the information becomes part of the races consciousness, available to all.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 06:02:38 +0000
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