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If not, throw a rock. Every ripple has meaning, Change is on it's way.

Hi Kate Sweetness is good...

I guess because you use a label to name something... that must make it true.... to you. Fabian Socialist.... is a term for something this subject is not. Is not because it is a new, untried, paradigm beyond your poorly used label. Try doing some research on what is really being discussed. Try listening with a mind that is open, rather then closed. Or maybe I should just give you a label as well?

Hi JB, Interesting video. Is the point you are trying to make with this that no government can remove inequality between people? I agree if that is the case. Inequality of people needs to be removed for any society to be fair and productive to all. This is why even though the resource economy idea has many issues to overcome, I still believe it would achieve a more equitable and fair way of life for everyone. Human diversity will always be, it is the way we view the value of all human life on this planet that needs to undergo change. Thanks for posting the interesting video. What year/time frame is this from? Looks to be early 80's? Peace

Hi TF, Thanks for the great comments and observations.I believe that the fighting we see, the "survival" attitude is caused by the inequity of the system we have. Why any Human being should have to prove their worth or value so that they may live, eat, have shelter, and education, I don't know. The new Zeitgeist movie is out released last week! It's called "Zeitgeist moving forward" and can be watched for free on youtube. Please check it out! I haven't watched it yet myself, but will this weekend!

Hi Yan, Thanks for posting this! Can't wait to watch it. The previous ones were really eye opening experiences. The ideas being presented are like a breath of fresh air compared to the economy and monetary system that we are now seeing the slow agonizing demise of right before our eyes. Thanks again! Also there is the Venus project website!

Ideas on what would be a future earth society? The venus project is only one idea of many possibilities. Anyone else seen any good ideas about creating a new society? As the world depletes all available resources for the highest bidder, the present civilization will be prone to more and more conflicts and wars. At what point will the idea of sharing the worlds resources become a doable option? Or, is a collapse of the world economy and massive conflict between the have and have not's necessary to change peoples minds and create a paradigm shift? Ideas? Comments?

Thank you Ulises for posting that video. Nothing is perfect, but the idea is inspirational to me. We will always be captive to this messed up monetary system unless we change it ourselves. Awareness is first. Peace!

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Something smelly lurks, Putrescent scent of death, near. Just durian fruit.

On thee I sail home, Gentle trade wind, carry me To a distant shore.

Enlightened addict, Always looking for a fix. High on emptiness.

Good question, especially since our understanding of the world and the nature of perceived reality is so poor. I guess there is no reason to try and box anything in... just experience it and leave judgement out. Thanks for the very thorough explanation....

Hi TSoDE! It only feels weird to you because you have kept in touch with your true "ageless" self, the same self that was a child , the same self that came into this plane of existence complete and unspoiled by the society that damages us as we grow. True aging only affects those that lose who they were with the progression of time.

Waiting on cherries, Pitted, round swollen, red flesh Flakes of crust, white plate.

Alternative ideas are a better source of inspiration. Critics are a dime a dozen, show me a person with an idea and I will show you someone who can change the world.

I think that anyone who says with certainty that what they do not understand, is junk, is a form of them pushing their own junk.

Hi Devoid! What theory was presented that you feel there was a mis-appropriation of the laws of physics? The bits of physics included are facts as we understand the nature of our reality. So, what is the theory being presented? When stating the law of thermodynamics, I do believe it's beyond you or myself to say it has no application to said topic. I do have a question for you. When speaking about the energy we are as our most basic form, do you believe that existence must occupy a physical form to be considered existence? As far as there being a soul, thats another question. When the first Human is cloned, and there are then two of this same person alive at the same time, who's soul will occupy the second body? Maybe when a Human is completely cloned, there will be no life force and the body will just be an empty physical reproduction? If our individuality is complete even within the whole of "everything", than there would be no way for us to "be" in two places at the same time. I believe this is the biggest obstacle to cloning of human anything, because it will prove that religions idea of the Human soul is very shortsighted. Another question is since we are not "just" this physical shell, what is this energy that is the animating force that inhabits this form? And if we do clone a person completely and there is a animating force within them, is it the same force as is within all of us? And is the personality that we live with just the consequences of the influences of our lives lived? The subject of what is consciousness/the animating life force is extremely deep in scope. I'm sure the answers are just as convoluted as the questions.

Hi TSoDE! Thank you... Awesome.

Hi SB! Thank you for posting this! There is so much to this.... It is what I believe to be most true about existence and the nature of our perceived reality. WE ARE ~E n e r g y~ at our most basic form. WE are ~E n e r g y~ that has always existed. We have always existed in many different forms. The concept of death is nothing more than a term to explain a change in form when rationality can not. Our physical bodies will fail, but the essence of what we are is timeless and without actual limit. This is the nature of E n e r g y there is no complete dissipation into nothingness, there is only a change in form. Energy can not be destroyed. WE are energy, We are timeless, We are without bounds and shall be so forever. Our influence on the nature of reality can not be overestimated. At the quantum state we create our reality from moment to moment by the act of consciousness and perception. Awesome post SB! Lets discuss this at some length....it is a life changing idea when you realize that we and everything in this world we see all around us is based on perception, consciousness and energy. Peace!

Hi Kate! Ahh.... I see you get it.! That makes me very happy. It is so hard to explain to people who are just accepting of the way the world is meant to work. Yes... scarcity is a contrived state. Nothing is ever produced without the thought of profit... first! Everything from food to oil to most products we buy everyday. They produced in a controlled fashion to keep profit in the system. To produce items that have no actual scarcity other than the natural resources to produce these items. This is where the idea of a resource based economy is entirely different. It is a long stretch to have the world agree to such an economy, but I fear at some not to distant point in the future, there may not be any other choice open to the world as a means of survival, other than the pooling together and sharing of world resources for all Humans planet wide. Peace!

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Hi TF! It is agreed we do need major changes in the world. The eradication of the idea of separateness is needed. If we saw the world and everything in it in a Taoist way as everything is part of the greater whole. That when we hurt others we in essence hurt ourselves as well, that regardless of our physical differences we are all equally deserving beings sharing the same small world. That because of this interconnectedness we should feel compelled to contribute and feel pleasure by interacting with our world in a positive and creative way. The elimination of borders, the mindset of us all being inhabitants of planet Earth. The elimination of a monetary system as we now have, that is based on creating artificial scarcity to create profits above all else. I often think that if everyone alive today could see this world from space, in person, they would come away from the experience changed forever. We are one people living together on one planet. The resources of the world belong equally to the entire world. The problem is greed and the power to subjugate the masses. We need a resource based economy world wide. It would go along way to creating a more just society the world over if all Humans were treated equally. Peace!

Hi Kate! Ghandi was a leader against the caste system and fought for justice in regards for the people that were called the "untouchables". He himself was raised as a member of the caste system and was of the elite class, but he saw the wrongness of the system and fought against it. many times going on hunger strikes to make his point. As far as a time for waking up and seeing a course for the world, I think we will be confronted with just such a situation because of the world wide monetary system collapsing. Regardless of what the future Earth civilization will be, the world economy is rapidly becoming unmanageable. Our world is based on profit. Profit is based on Scarcity. Scarcity is often a contrived and manufacture state. To change the world for the better, we need to make drastic changes to the way Values are placed. Human life should always be of value, above profit. How can we live our lives blindly enjoying the excesses we do, all the while never thinking that because we have so much, others will have less or none at all. It is the shortsightedness of living our lives with only concern for ourselves that continues the cycle of inequity all over the world. Knowing when enough is enough, one finds contentment in everyday life. Peace!

I will make sure to throw that penny away this time! I bet you will be amazingly dapper in that hat! Will you be bringing some of those biscuits?