“Though they be little on earth, they are exceedingly wise.” To what does this refer? Ants (Proverbs 30:24).
Ants appear only twice in the Bible, both times in the Book of Proverbs being lauded for their wisdom (Proverbs 6:6-8, 30:24-25). Ants are one of the world’s oldest and most successful living creatures and their outstanding reputations have not changed much since the time of Solomon. >From the dawn of human civilization, the behavior forged in the roiling eons long caldron of evolution is recognized as a quintessential example of the ultimate expression of wisdom; a wisdom born by the witness of their continuing survival as they thrive over a span of some 150 million years to become 10% of the worlds biomass. Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! (Proverbs 6:6) Much of ants’ success as a species is attributed to cooperation and task sharing within the context of unselfish and anonymous hierarchical social structures. Ants work anonymously without the constrains imposed by individual ego in teams to collectively move extremely heavy things, capture prey, and they can when required summon extra workers who immediately respond without any concern about reputation, or ego gratification, or being in line for winning a next year's Nobel Prize for their efforts. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men (Colossians 3:23) Each individual of the colony works in silence for the common good. Ants can also adapt their duties to overcome any unforeseen problems. They communicate within an ages old system that is the key to the success and survival of their society. This method of communication explains how though single ants are not clever; collectively they are capable of complex collective tasks. They have no interest in preserving intellectual property, they have no need for patents, and would never keep their activity secret from the other members of their colony. Ants, known for being industrious, are lauded for their initiative. Ants have no leader—no commander to direct them, no overseer to inspect their work, no peer reviewers, no ruler to prod them on. People who act only when commanded do not possess wisdom. Such “swarm intelligence” is of huge value to science. Science needs less rock stars and more ants. One final way in which ants display wisdom is that though each ant has a distinct function, all work collectively towards a singular goal. On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Peter Gluck <peter.gl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Friends I have just published the second > LENR miniature promised for today: > > > http://egooutpeters.blogspot.ro/2014/09/thinking-about-lenr-and-dikw-scale.html > > It is sad but eventually optimistic- like me. > > Peter > > -- > Dr. Peter Gluck > Cluj, Romania > http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com >
