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In some settings, the many can produce very smart solutions and knowledge. Today we know on two ways to achieve the wisdom of the multitude. One is the "''Mean of the answers''" and the other is synthesis, which is based on wise aggregation of the knowledge and ideas of the multitude. The well known way to synthesis the wisdom of the multitude is by "crowed sourcing", but there are other ways like using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolent_Dictator_for_Life benevolent dictators] in open source communities<ref>[http://ondelib.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/synthesis/ Tal Yaron, Two ways to the wisdom of the multitude: Mean and Synthesis, 2012, ''On Deliberation Blog'']</ref>.
In ancient Greece, the [[Athen's democracy|Atheinians]] had the idea that the many can be more able and wiser then the one. They in many aspects of their political life, they installed system of goverment that relied on decision by large publics. Thy have a consule 500 consulers (the Boule) and an a weekly assmbly more then 6000 citizens. and courts with 201 to 1501 jouries. As Aristotle put it, the many are beter the the one: