PART 1

INTRODUCTION

Homo multifarius is a theory which I developed in the mid to late 1970's. Simply stated, the concept is that humans beings could develop a single identity which is fused from the intellects of two or more individuals. The concept of beings with common minds was not new. Over the years, there have been several science fiction stories with alien creatures with common minds. Some of these creatures took over human minds and incorporated them into the common mind. Recently, stories of sentient beings with a common mind have proliferated. The "Borg" of Star Trek: The Next Generation is an example of current sci-fi visions of the common mind creature.

Homo multifarius theory, however, is distinct from other common mind concepts. It is different in that the common mind develops inherent to humanity; it is not imposed by alien beings. It is also different because the common mind results from a shared perception of identity rather than from central control of thought processes. As a shared perception of identity, Homo multifarius is an enhancement to humanity rather than a limitation upon individual freedom.

I first published the theory of Homo multifarius by presenting the concept at a special session of the World Future Society's Global Conference on the Future held in Toronto in 1980. At this conference I released copies of two papers: "Future Humans- An Hypothesis" and "Homo multifarious - A Practical Approach to Achieving Life After Death."(special note)

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