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and "there", excluding the spatial-relational distinction made by the English words; Sein is the

infinitive, "to be"). It is the German form of the existential expletive, which, as in most European

languages, is expressed idiomatically. Heidegger, after Nietzsche, used the word, but as a gerund

synonym for "human being" or "human entity." I related to that premise and in coming up with

the MORB concept first imagining identifiable traits that everyone in conversation must be having

an M.O. whose intentions and communication I observed were often repeatedly signifying an orbit

around a fixated thought that is ‘Rationally or relationally considered’ and is revealed through

some aspect of Behavior.

MORB is then a new coinage for a remote sense of distracted being while sharing

familiarities MORB exists as a modal. MORB thinks for itself and adopts persona traits expressed

in language, mannerism and detached reasoning. In relating specifically to the Mass Trance, I use

the term MORB purposely so it is not confused with ambiguous words such as "person,"

"consciousness," "soul," or "spirit," so as I write about it (restrained from this idea becoming the

main theme of this dissertation is yet an essential element of understanding identification of

persona that exists in social settings yet may free its constraint by participating in group dialogue

referencing ‘other’). MORB is a new way of approaching what other nouns point towards without

broad connotations beyond the scope of the persona mechanics interacting fomenting dialogue.

The “Mass” in Trance describes a wide sociological-psychological phenomenon that

occurs within MORB life and structures it’s daily experience. Therefore, it can be deeply studied

by observing groups of people and can be related to the effects of socialization and conformity

within society which results in an irrational view or dysfunctional decision-making outcome. It

can be observed in Community Conversations and group interactions in general as members try to

minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation and minimizing

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