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Native Sciences & Planetary Intelligence - Coggle Diagram
Native Sciences &
Planetary Intelligence
Native Science
is the process of perceiving, thinking, acting and coming to know what has evolved through human experience with the natural world
framed as animalism, toteism by anthropologist
frames as perceptual phenomenology by philosophy
studies related to plants, animals, and natural phenomena
includes spirituality, community, creativity, and technologies
native science as a collective heritage of
human experience with the natural world
Western scientists insist that science must be objective and culturally neutral and there is no such thing as Indigenous sciences
"what one can see depends on the clarity of the images made possible through the use of a particular lens"
native science is participatory, holistic, a creative process and a reflection
Indigenous peoples have experienced expropriation of their land and are afraid that their knowledge is being exploited and monetized without respect for their intentions or compensations or inclusion on the discussion
Native peoples are not simply sources of interesting and even beautiful ideas, but economic and political issues must be addressed
Planetary Intelligence
& Conciousness
Intelligence as a
property of collectives
planetary intelligence as an emergent, collective property property of its subsystems comprising the biosphere
multi-level networks of
planetary scale intelligence
ethical, moral and scientific debate should
be part of thinking of planetary intelligence
global intelligence as a major transition in evolution
technological
intelligence
may represent a planetary scale transition
Technosignatures as a way to learn about other civilizations and learn from their potential integration of bio and technosphere
How are human and technological system integrated today and how can we transition to a planetary-scale intelligence?
planetary feedback loops for a
planetary-scale collective cognition
by nature there are global,
networked and complex feedback loops
currently in a state
of immature technosphere
can we proceed with the technosphere
but still create a planetary balance with the ecosystem?
going from an unstable early Anthropocene civilisation to a stable, sustainable, mature Anthropocene civilisation
Biosphere
aggregate activity of life on earth
Noosphere
emergent shell of influence
through cultural biogeochemical energy
Gaia
emergent property of interaction among organisms,
planets and the energy source, Sun
Margulis saw that microbial domains are as rich with intelligence
Microbian capacity to serve
as drivers of Gaian feedback
Bacteria have cognitive processes
Schrödinger "What is life?" on the need to find underlying physical principles and differentiate between living and non-living ones
Kaufmann: life as an emergent property of the physiological systems that we are constructed of
Biodigital convergence
intersection and merging of biological
and digital technologies
complete integration of biological and digital entities
coevolution of biodigital technologies
conceptual convergence of biological and digital sytems
Examples of biodigital convergence
synthetic biology -
e.g altered DNA, use of living systems as hosts for synthesis of organic molecules, mRNA vaccines
(Haudenosaunee)
Indigenous worldview
objects are not static - table in constant state of flux
relational identiy categories
process-oriented ontology
dynamism of life - phenomena are the primary ontological unit
everything in the universe is alive and related to a place
ontological importance of place
without a profound consideration of place, scientific and socio-cultural research is a limited perspective and fosters social inequalitites
good mind and the land as inseparable
"where one is has everything to do with who one is"
intimate connection to territory and natural cycles
open questions:
will biodigital technologies make connection between human and biosphere and planet more understandable or will they further disconnect us?
will coevolution of biodigital coupled systems allow digital and biological party to to fulfil their obligation in creation?
biodigital convergence driven by industry, will it serve all humans, let alone all living beings?
Psychedelic
Renaissance
healing aspects
historically used for indigenous ceremonial use
address depression, anxiety, PTSD, addictions
colonical extractivism
imperialist baggage accompanying the
endeavor to expand use to Wester civilization
social consequences such as Indigenous intellectual property rights e.g. when Western pharma companies are using knowledge in drug and treatment development
protection of Indigenous cultures is not cared for
logos as dominant way of perceiving the psycehdelics
Indigenous perception
of psychedelics
sacred plants and living beings
communicate with them
through ritual and ceremonial language
reciprocal relationships
plants are intertwined with their territory - topos
psilocybin mushrooms allow communication
with ancestors and more-than-human beings
recognition of mushroom personhood
plants teach healers how to diagnose and cure disease, how to use medicinal plants
knowledge and intelligence at a planetary scale
known to Indigenous peoples
Intelligence and creativity in plants
congruence between mind and territory by recognizing and honoring all our relations such as the one with plants, waters and land
all knowledge and wisdom comes through alliance with insects, animals and plants
ontological turn
ontological turn showed overlaps and incompatibilities between Indigenous and Western knowledge - in the case of psychedelics: myriad ways of Western society to use psychedelics
Indigenous views
kasasten'sera - the power of the collective, the strength that comes through thought
recognizing the agency of the non-human is central