A group experience takes place on a lower level of consciousness than the experience of an individual. This is due to the fact that, when many people gather together to share one common emotion, the total psyche emerging from the group is below the level of the individual psyche. If it is a very large group, the collective psyche will be more like the psyche of an animal, which is the reason why the ethical attitude of large organizations is always doubtful. The psychology of a large crowd inevitably sinks to the level of mob psychology. If, therefore, I have a so-called collective experience as a member of a group, it takes place on a lower level of consciousness than if I had the experience by myself alone.
A myth is a fixed way of looking at the world which cannot be destroyed because looked at through the myth all evidence supports that myth.
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A myth is a fixed way of looking at the world which cannot be destroyed because looked at through the myth all evidence supports that myth.
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