The Theory of DNA as it applies to the mental function

This theory postulates that DNA is mentally accessible and programmable by the individual, that the brain is only the most noticeable seat of mental activity, that every cell in the human body is connected and is accessible on the mental level.

Programming cells is defined as the act of encoding a function or action of individual cells so that the action can be accurately repeated and operates similarly to the act of programming a computer.

Thinking is defined as programming at the highest level in a hierarchically arranged mental process. Practice is defined as programming at a lower level, normally in the interests of controlling appendages. For example, practicing the playing of a musical instrument is intended to program the cells of the hands and arms so that those actions can be accomplished without the aid of the brain. The brain is thereby freed for other purposes while the act of playing the instrument goes on. Consciousness can, for instance, anticipate the execution of cellular level programs and modify their action while in progress. This allows a musician to play a song in one style or another according to the demands of the occasion.

The entirety of the mental contents of living things resides in the DNA of individual cells, and is extensible by individuals during their lives. That which is learned during life is passed on to one's children at the moment of conception. In general, we can say that everything of importance to survival is known by the age of twenty or so and is passed on and subsequent learning is more tentative and attuned to the historical moment and isn't passed on. There is also a class issue here. At the lower levels of the culture early procreation is normal, reflecting the perception that subsequent learning is not likely to be useful and may be deleterious. At the upper levels of the culture later and later procreation occurs reflecting the realization that more and more acquired knowledge will be useful to the next generation. This makes clear the tendency for families to become more and more effective in life as the generations go on and what is lost when rebellion leads to marrying down. On the other hand, when the individual becomes convinced that the family is on a futile journey that is going to negatively affect survival potential, rebellion and marrying downward may be the best solution.

The hierarchy of mental function is consciousness first, followed by cellular. At the cellular level, one's own programming being nearest in time is most powerful, followed by the parents contribution, the grandparents contribution, and so on back to the beginnings. Because of this, old programming can be overridden by new.

DNA is capable of encoding the input of the senses: images, sounds, odors, sensations, and even emotions. This is because these inputs are processed by the brain to make them sensible which reduces them to digital representations which can be stored in DNA. For example, images have to be turned right side up by the brain.

Any individual cell that participates in any action retains a memory of that action and if the action is repeated many times the memory becomes a permanent acquisition of the cell and is inheritable.

Once a cell is programmed for an action, that action can be invoked by the executive (consciousness) in the same way that a subprogram in a computer can be invoked by the main program. Once invoked, no further participation by consciousness is required, unless the program is not perfectly adapted to the circumstances. For example: driving a car is largely programmed at the cellular level after a few years of practice and therefor can be performed at the cellular level while consciousness concerns itself with other things. This is dangerous in the beginning because not enough circumstances are captured at the cellular level, but, as time goes on, all but the most unusual circumstances become cellular. And, it is possible with sufficient practice to program instructions for interrupting consciousness and bringing attention back to driving when situations unfamiliar at the cellular level arise.

Cellular level functioning is referred to as subconscious or unconscious behavior by the Freudian and Jungian schools of psychological behavior.

Rules of moral and ethical behavior, unexplored by the individual conscious complex are available at the cellular level and are referred to as the conscience. The parents contribution is most powerful, then the grandparents and so on.

When common activities not experienced for several generations are reexperienced, since memories of them still exist in DNA, that fact can manifest itself in terms of unexpectedly adapted actions by the individual. This will also account for deja vu and the feeling that one has lived in the long ago. All memories are related by association, which means that any similarities between experiences results in a connection that is mentally accessible.

At the top of the hierarchy, learning is most easily disposed of or lost. Strictly mental functionality is not even transferred in procreation, though receptivity might be. That receptivity may be correlated with age, that is to say that receptivity to language, for instance may exist only during the ages normally associated with language acquisition.

So, there is a transience parameter associated with learning. Repetition is key. If an experience is unique and meaningless it is quickly lost from memory. If an experience is repeated many times or is particularly meaningful in terms of survival or understanding it is retained over a much longer period.

The goal of this functionality is survival, so it is important to retain important information and just as important to forget useless information.

Understanding is important for survival because it allows accurate prediction of the future.

From a survival perspective, cellular memory is most important, conscious memory is next and books or other recorded media is least important.

Consciousness is very bright and washes out direct experience of cellular memory. But, consciousness is mainly concerned with images and symbols, and much less so with feelings, so cellular feelings are readily experienced by awareness and become the prime carrier of information between the cellular level and consciousness.

Consciousness can override cellular awareness, so that when one makes oneself aware of all of the parameters of a particular experience he can consciously direct his actions. If consciousness regarding an experience does not exist, one must act in accordance with one's feelings as the only source of intelligence. Supervisors can, of course, override individual feelings in an organization.

So, the existence of free will largely depends on consciousness. To the extent we are conscious of the parameters of any experience we can choose our actions, otherwise we will experience a lack of choice.

If one is asleep, one will react in accord with cellular awareness, consciousness not being available. This can result in contradictory actions if the culture is in the act of redefining moral and ethical rules of behavior, as at present.

Thinking is a conscious behavior. It is the process of programming high level (brain level) memory. Cellular memory has an analogous function, which we call dreaming. When driving while thinking of work, the dreamer or unconscious thinker is operating the vehicle. When consciousness is inactive, if awake, we become aware of unconscious fantasies or, if asleep, dreams.

In computer terms, we are blessed with two processors, the conscious one and the unconscious one. They are capable of performing two distinct operations simultaneously. Non humans must be expected to have only one processor. Humans normally have two, but if significant complexes other than the conscious complex exist, may have more. Examples of humans in this unhappy state would be The Unibomber: Theodore Kozinski, Jeffrey Daumer, and similar anti social outcasts. The reason for their anti social behavior is the minimal contents of the controlling complex. Since their experiential complex is split, neither has the advantage of the complete experience of the individual. One may be very childish indeed but have access to the complete mental power of the adult (See my Theory of Complexes). Imagine yourself, at the age of five years, with the mental power and resources of an adult.

Direct experience of the unconscious or cellular level of awareness is possible through the use of those drugs labeled psychedelic, such as marijuana and LSD, however, it can be a frightening experience, since at this level one has access to all of the experiences of life, rather than the narrow set of experiences of the conscious life of the individual. Sampling these memories isn't considered to be adapted behavior, since that time will be at the expense of the conscious complex's adaptation. None the less, it can be helpful spiritually if experienced sparingly. For those who have become lost through failure to properly interpret the experiences of life, it can be an escape from a painful existence.